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Bussell, Conrad T., b. 1891 print view role Collector dates 1891-1963 city White Stone state VA other cities Irvington, VA; Monrovia, Liberia; Richmond, VA; Washington, DC; Birmingham, AL; sex M historical notes Conrad Turner Bussell and his wife, nee Pauline Winterstein (m. 1926), were collectors of African Art. While serving as the appointed General Receiver of Customs in Monrovia, Liberia, from 1923-1929, he and his wife Pauline, formed a collection of works by indigenous artists from ethnic groups such as the Gola, Vai, Dan, Kpelle, and Mende tribes. Forty-six works of art from their collection were transferred to the Baltimore Museum of Art in 1988, by their son, Robert Bruce Bussell and his wife, Catherine O’Carroll Bussel of Arlington, VA (41 were accepted as gifts and 5 were museum purchases). Supporting archival papers transferred to the museum's Archives from the Department of The Arts of Africa, the Americas, Asia & the Pacific Islands (AAAPI) in 2008. decades of activity 1920-1930 updated 03/22/2024 12:09:32 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Baltimore Museum of Art The E. Kirkbride Miller Art Research Library The Conrad T. and Pauline Bussell Papers see details... see also: Bussell, Pauline, b. 1901 «  back