| Syz, Hans C. | |||||||||||||||||||
| type | Collector Scholar/Critic/Expert | ||||||||||||||||||
| dates | 1894-1991 | ||||||||||||||||||
| city | Green Farms | ||||||||||||||||||
| state | CT | ||||||||||||||||||
| other cities | Zurich, Switzerland; Geneva, Switzerland; Munich, Germany; Baltimore, MD; New York, NY; | ||||||||||||||||||
| sex | M | ||||||||||||||||||
| history |
Hans Caspar Syz was a collector of porcelain and faience, author, psychiatrist and co-founder of the Lifwynn Foundation in Westport, CT. Syz’s porcelain collection included works of art from Europe and Asia. His collection was transferred to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American Art in 1963. Dr. Syz married the former Emily Burrow in 1939 and they had two sons, John and Stephen. |
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| decades | 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 |
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| updated | 03/22/2024 12:09:32 | ||||||||||||||||||
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