| Schwartz, Charles H. | ||||||||||
| type | Collector | |||||||||
| dates | 1924-1995 | |||||||||
| city | Hadlyme | |||||||||
| state | CT | |||||||||
| other cities | Suffield, CT; Hartford, CT; | |||||||||
| sex | M | |||||||||
| history |
Charles H. Schwartz, nickname "Bunny" or "Bun", was art collector (according to the Hartford Courant, his mother's family founded the paper-goods company Kimberly-Clark Corp). After his partner, Nathaniel "Robbie" G. Robertson, died the remainder of the Schwartz estate was bequeathed to the Wadsworth Athenaeum Museum of Art as a charitable trust to establish an endowment for the acquisition of European art from the 18th century and earlier. The gift totaled $9.6 million. While Schwartz was a premium member of the Wadsworth Athenaeum, during his lifetime he had not made donations past his membership fee ($2,500). His collection of Old Master paintings and European decorative art was sold at auction after his death. |
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| decades | 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 1990-2000 |
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| updated | 03/22/2024 12:09:32 | |||||||||
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