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Suhr, William, 1896-1984 print view role Scholar/Critic/Expert dates 1896-1984 city New York City state NY other cities Berlin, Germany; Detroit, MI; sex M historical notes Trained in Berlin, Suhr came to the United States to work under Wilhelm Valentiner at the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1927; in 1933 he moved to New York, where he was restorer to the Frick Collection while retaining his private clientele. He was chief conservator for the New York World’s Fair in 1939. After World War II he worked closely with the art market in New York, especially for Rosenberg and Stiebel and others. decades of activity 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 updated 03/22/2024 12:09:28 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 The Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections William Suhr papers, ca. 1846-2003, bulk 1928-1982 see details... The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library 10 East 71st Street William Suhr Conservation Ledgers, 1938–1957 see details... «  back