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Hamilton, Frederic C. print view role Collector dates 1927-2016 city Denver state CO other cities Columbus, OH; Springfield, IL; Millbrook, NY; Lawrenceville, NJ; Wellesley, MA; Dallas, TX; sex M historical notes Frederic C. Hamilton was an art collector, philanthropist, and oilman (co-founder, Hamilton Brothers Oil Co., 1962; co-founder and chairman of Tejas Gas Corp, sold to Shell Oil Co. in 1998). Hamilton served on the board of trustees the Denver Art Museum (1977-2014, chair 1994-2013), and gifted twenty-two paintings from his collection to the museum. Hamilton’s collection included landscape paintings by 19th century French Impressionists and American artists. The collection included work by, among others, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Paul Cézanne, Camille Pissarro, Vincent van Gogh, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edouard Manet, Eugène Boudin, Alfred Sisley, William Merritt Chase, and Childe Hassam. decades of activity 1970-1980 1980-1990 1990-2000 2000-2010 2010-2020 updated 03/22/2024 12:09:32 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Denver Art Museum Frederick R. Mayer Library Frederic C. Hamilton gift to the Denver Art Museum: media clips and broadcase news coverage: January 2014: [clip book] see details... «  back