| Blodgett, William Tilden | |||||||
| type | Collector | ||||||
| dates | 1823-1875 | ||||||
| city | New York City | ||||||
| state | NY | ||||||
| sex | M | ||||||
| history |
Collector, businessman and varnish manufacturer. A cofounder, patron, and chairman of the first executive committee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the 1870s, William Tilden Blodgett, was a capitalist who made his fortune in the varnish business and through real estate investments. Blodgett was a member of both the Century and Union League clubs. Blodgett collected works by both European and American artists. His collection included Church's " Heart of the Andes," De Camp's " Suicide," Gerome's "Pride of the Harem," and among others, American artists Eastman Johnson, Gifford, and Huntington. Works of art once owned by Blodgett were lent to Hudson-Fulton Celebration; Jan van der Heyden, "Bull in the Street," now in the Detroit Art Institute. He also lent Meindert Hobbema's "The Pool," Pieter de hooch's "Cavaliers and Ladies," Isack van Ostade's "Cottage Scene," and Willem van de Velde's "Calm Sea." Additionally, Blodgett Lent work to The Universal Exhibition held in Paris, 1867. |
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| decades | 1840-1850 1850-1860 1860-1870 1870-1880 |
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| updated | 11/24/2025 10:11:49 | ||||||
| research links |
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