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Dick, Jack R. print view role Collector dates 1927-1974 city Greenwich state CT other cities New York, NY; Ridgefield, CT; Syracuse, NY; sex M historical notes Jack R. Dick was an entrepreneur, cattle breeder (Black Watch Farms, Wappingers Falls, NY), and art collector. Dick collected 18th and 19th Century English sporting paintings. The collection included work by, among others, Henry Aiken Sr. (1785–1851), James Seymour, John F. Herring Sr. (1795–1865), George Stubbs (1724–1806), Ben Marshall (1768–1835), Dick’s collection was sold in London at Sotheby & Co. in four parts: first, on Oct. 31, 1973; second, on June 26, 1974; third, on April 23, 1975; and fourth, on Apr. 28, 1976. Before Dick amassed his collection of English paintings he had collected coins, jade, silver, coral, ivory, china, porcelain, and first editions, rare book bindings and antique English furniture. Dick and his wife, Lynda T. Dick, owned the Connecticut estate known as Dunnellen Hall. decades of activity 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 updated 10/31/2024 13:33:25 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details The Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Heim Gallery records, 1965-1990. see details... «  back