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Hirshhorn, Joseph H.

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dates 1899-1981
city New York City
stateNY
other citiesMitau, Latvia; Brooklyn, NY;
sex M
historical notes Joseph H Hirshhorn was an art collector, financier and industrialist.

Hirshhorn agreed to donate his collection of modern and contemporary art to the Smithsonian in 1966. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden opened in 1974.

Hirshhorn's collection included both sculpture and paintings and artists such as Henry Moore, Picasso, Thomas Eakins, Jackson Pollock, Stuart Davis, and others were represented in his collection.

Hirshhorn was married four times, lastly to Olga Cunningham, who shared his passion for art. He died in 1981.
decades
of activity
1920-1930
1930-1940
1940-1950
1950-1960
1960-1970
1970-1980
websitehttp://hirshhorn.si.edu/
updated 03/22/2024 12:09:28
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Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Joseph H. Hirshhorn interview, 1976 Dec. 16 see details...
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Joseph H. Hirshhorn Papers, circa 1926-1982 and undated. see details...
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Library
Smithsonian Institution
Collection Archive see details...
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Raphael Soyer papers, 1936-1989. see details...
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Joseph Hirshhorn letters, 1958. see details...
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Joseph H. Hirshhorn Papers, c. 1961-1981.
see details...
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Armory Show (International Exhibition of Modern Art) memorabilia, 1913. see details...
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Adeline Herder Papers, 1942-1999. see details...
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Mark Tobey papers, [ca. 1920]-1977. see details...
University of Washington Libraries
Special Collections Division, University of Washington Libraries
Mark Tobey Papers, circa 1850-1985 see details...

see also:
Hirshhorn, Olga