| Hartford, Huntington, 1911-2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| type | Collector | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| dates | 1911-2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| city | Lyford Cay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| other cities | New York, NY; Newport, RI; Los Angeles, CA; Palm Beach, FL; London, United Kingdom; Williamstown, MA; Paradise Island, Bahamas; | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| country | The Bahamas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sex | M | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| history |
Huntington Hartford was an art collector, financier, patron of the arts, film producer, and writer. Owner of The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (founded by his grandfather), owner Oil Shale Corporation, owner Paradise Island in Nassau, the Bahamas, director Institute for British American Cultural Exchange in 1961, director New York World Fair 1964-1965, member of the United States Committee for the United Nations and the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, established the Huntington Hartford Gallery of Modern Art. |
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| decades | 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 1990-2000 2000-2010 |
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| website | http://www.jhartfound.org/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:12:22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| research links |
Search FRESCO (Frick Research Catalog Online) Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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