| Hirshhorn, Joseph H. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| type | Collector | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| dates | 1899-1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| city | New York City | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| state | NY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| other cities | Mitau, Latvia; Brooklyn, NY; | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sex | M | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| history |
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. |
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| decades | 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 |
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| website | http://hirshhorn.si.edu/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:12:22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| see also | Hirshhorn, Olga
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