Bliss, Lizzie P. (Lizzie Plummer), 1864-1931

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role

Collector Patron

dates

1864-1931

city

New York City

state

NY

other cities

Fall River, MA;

sex

F

historical notes

Lizzie Plummer Bliss, aka Lillie, was a New York art collector, patron, and one of the founders of the Museum of Modern Art.

Bliss collected work by, among others, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Matisse, Picasso, and Davies. She left most of her paintings to the Museum of Modern Art with the provision that they may sell or trade any work they wished.

decades
of activity

1900-1910
1910-1920
1920-1930

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10/31/2024 13:33:17

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Archives/Repository	Collection Title	Collection Details
Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200	Lizzie P. Bliss scrapbook and papers, 1927-1979 and [undated].	see details...
The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives	The Lillie P. Bliss collection. 1934 : Archives pamphlet file : miscellaneous uncataloged material.	see details...
The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives	Memorial exhibition, The collection of the late Lillie P. Bliss. 1931 : Archives pamphlet file : miscellaneous uncataloged material.	see details...
The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives	Lizzie P. Bliss Scrapbook, ca. 1930-31	see details...
The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives	Archives pamphlet file: Bliss, Lillie P., 1864-1931 : miscellaneous uncataloged material.	see details...
The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives	Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.). Museum Archives. Records, 1929-1979.	see details...
The Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections	M. Knoedler & Co. records, approximately 1848-1971	see details...