| Fowles, Edward | |||||||||||||
| type | Dealer/Gallery | ||||||||||||
| dates | 1885-1971 | ||||||||||||
| city | New York City | ||||||||||||
| state | NY | ||||||||||||
| other cities | Barbados, West Indies; London, United Kingdom; | ||||||||||||
| sex | M | ||||||||||||
| history |
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 | 1910-1920 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 |
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| updated | 03/22/2024 12:09:28 | ||||||||||||
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