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Fitzgerald, Desmond, 1846-1926 print view role Collector Patron dates 1846-1926 city Brookline state MA sex M historical notes Art patron, art collector, and engineer; Brookline, Mass. Served on the boards of the Boston Public Library and of the Copley Society. In 1913, he arranged to have the Armory Show come to Boston. His collection of mainly French and American impressionist paintings by Claude Monet, Dodge Macknight, and others became a kind of semi-public museum. Upon his death, the collection was sold at auction. decades of activity 1890-1900 1900-1910 1910-1920 1920-1930 updated 10/31/2024 13:33:17 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Desmond Fitzgerald papers, 1868-1930. see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Dodge Macknight papers, 1888-1950. see details... «  back