| Cummer, Arthur Gerrish, 1873-1943 | ||||||||||
| type | Collector | |||||||||
| dates | 1873-1943 | |||||||||
| city | Jacksonville | |||||||||
| state | FL | |||||||||
| other cities | Morley, MI; Ann Arbor, MI; | |||||||||
| sex | M | |||||||||
| history |
Arthur Cummer was a lumber baron (Cummer Lumber Company), arms collector and collected art with his wife nee Ninah May Holden. In addition to being president of his family’s lumber company, Cummer Lumber Company, Cummer served as director and vice-president of Barnett National Bank, vice-president of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, and director of the Children’s Home Society of St Luke’s Hospital. Cummer collected antique weaponry and bequeathed more than six hundred pieces In the autumn of 1943 the University received a of European, American, and Oriental arms to the University of Michigan. The gift, known as the Arthur G. Cummer Memorial Collection of Arms, was presented by Mrs. Cummer. His wife, Ninah, established The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens upon her death in 1958. |
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| decades | 1910-1920 1920-1930 1930-1940 |
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| website | https://www.cummermuseum.org/ | |||||||||
| updated | 10/31/2024 13:33:24 | |||||||||
| research links |
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