Gill, James Dwyer, 1849-1937

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role

Dealer/Gallery Collector

dates

1846-1937

city

Springfield

state

MA

other cities

Hillsdale, MA;

sex

M

historical notes

James Dwyer Gill was an art dealer, collector, stationer, bookseller, and publisher.

Gill specialized in American art and sold paintings, engravings, and photographs. He exhibited work by, among others, Col. James Fairman, Frederick E. Church, James M. Hart, Walter Shirlaw, Edgar M. Ward, J. G. Brown, A. F. Bellows, A. H. Wyant, M. F. H de Haas, Winslow Homer, F. A Bridgman, and George Inness.

Appointed by President McKinely, Gill served as the Internal Revenue collector for the Third Massachusetts District from 1897-1913. Additionally he served as Springfield’s Common Councillor, Alderman, president of the Republican Club, and member of Springfield’s Art Association.

His first wife was Evelyn L Clyde (1852-1923) and they had one child, James Milton Gill (1875-1943).

In 1927, after the death of his wife, he married the education philanthropist Mrs. Emily Frances Lombard Abbey (1856-1950).

decades
of activity

1870-1880
1880-1890
1890-1900
1900-1910
1910-1920

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Archives/Repository	Collection Title	Collection Details
Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200	James D. Gill letters from artists, 1884-1887	see details...
Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200	Charles E. Feinberg collection of artists letters, 1800-1930	see details...