Phillips, Duncan, 1886-1966

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role

Collector Patron Scholar/Critic/Expert

dates

1886-1996

city

Washington

state

DC

other cities

Pittsburgh, PA;

sex

M

historical notes

Duncan Philips was an art collector, patron, critic.

Born in Pittsburgh—the grandson of James Laughlin, a banker and cofounder of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company—he and his family moved to Washington, D.C. in 1895. After the deaths of his father and brother, he and his mother, Eliza Laughlin Phillips, established The Phillips Memorial Gallery.

Phillips collection included work by, among others, Cézanne, Braques, Matisse, Dove, Marin, Avery and Rothko.

decades
of activity

1910-1920
1920-1930
1930-1940
1940-1950
1950-1960

website

http://www.phillipscollection.org

updated

02/14/2025 10:12:23

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Archives/Repository	Collection Title	Collection Details
Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200	The Phillips Collection records, 1920-1960.	see details...
Phillips Collection Library and Archives 1600 21st Street NW	Phillip Duncan's Papers	see details...
Phillips Collection Library and Archives 1600 21st Street NW	Phillips Collection Archives	see details...
Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200	Lee Gatch papers, 1925-1979.	see details...
The Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections	M. Knoedler & Co. records, approximately 1848-1971	see details...