| Phillips, Duncan, 1886-1966 | |||||||||||||||||||
| type | Collector Patron Scholar/Critic/Expert | ||||||||||||||||||
| dates | 1886-1996 | ||||||||||||||||||
| city | Washington | ||||||||||||||||||
| state | DC | ||||||||||||||||||
| other cities | Pittsburgh, PA; | ||||||||||||||||||
| sex | M | ||||||||||||||||||
| history |
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. |
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| decades | 1910-1920 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 |
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| website | http://www.phillipscollection.org | ||||||||||||||||||
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:12:23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| research links |
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| see also | Phillips, Marjorie, 1895-1985
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