Fowles, Edward |
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role
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Dealer/Gallery |
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dates
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1885-1971 |
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city
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New York City |
| state | NY | | other cities | Barbados, West Indies; London, United Kingdom; |
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sex
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historical notes
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Edward Fowles was a New York City art dealer who was connected with the Duveen Brothers.
Fowles directed the Paris branch of Duveen Brothers from 1917- 1938, along with two other partners; he purchased the firm from Lord Duveen in 1939. By 1958 he had bought out his partners. Fowles served as vice president of the gallery from 1938- 1945, when he became president. In 1964, he sold the firm to the Norton Simon Foundation.
Fowles married Jean Stewart, the former Mrs. Robert Langton Douglas, in 1963; he had one daughter. Mrs. Marguerite Alice Kadjar (1912-2002).
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decades
of activity | 1910-1920
1920-1930
1930-1940
1940-1950
1950-1960
1960-1970
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10/31/2024 13:33:17 |
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Archives/Repository |
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Collection Details |
Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200 |
Oral history interview with Edward Fowles, 1959 Aug. 21 |
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The Getty Research Institute
Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections |
Duveen Brothers Records, 1876-1981, bulk 1909-1964 |
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Biblioteca Berenson, Villa I Tatti
The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies |
The Fototeca Berenson (Villa I Tatti Photo Archives) |
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