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Gellatly, John, 1853-1931 print view role Collector dates 1853-1931 city New York City state NY other cities London, United Kingdom; sex M historical notes John Gellatly was a businessman, art collector and patron. The Gellatly collection consisted of oil paintings, water colors, pastels, pottery, porcelain and jewelry. The collection included work by, among others, James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903), John Singer Sargent (1856–1925), Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847–1917), Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851–1938), Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849–1921), Childe Hassam (1859–1935), and John Henry Twachtman (1853–1902). Gellatly donated the collection to the National Gallery of Art in 1929. decades of activity 1890-1900 1900-1910 1910-1920 1920-1930 updated 03/22/2024 12:09:29 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 John Gellatly letters received from artists, 1887-1931. see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Collection Records, 1895-1975. see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Charles Webster and Marion Campbell Hawthorne papers, 1870-1983. see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Frank K.M. Rehn Galleries records, 1858-1969, bulk 1919-1968 see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Abbott Handerson Thayer and Thayer family papers, 1851-1999, bulk 1881-1950. see details... Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives Freer|Sackler, Smithsonian Institution Charles Lang Freer Papers 1876-1931 see details... «  back