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Dannheisser, Elaine

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role Collector
dates 1923-2001
city New York City
stateNY
other citiesEast Hampton, NY;
sex F
historical notes Elaine collected Contemporary art with her husband, Werner Dannheisser (1909-1992).

The Dannheisser collection included, among other things, works by Picasso, Leger, Rouault, Dubuffet, Rothko, Rauschenberg, Agnes Martin, Robert Gober, Koons Gonzalez-Torres, Bruce Nauman, Sigmar Polke, Richard Serra, Cindy Sherman, Thomas Struth and Joseph Beuys.

Elaine gave most of their collection to Museum of Modern Art.

decades
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1950-1960
1960-1970
1970-1980
1980-1990
1990-2000
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Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details
The Museum of Modern Art
Library and Archives
Archives pamphlet file: Dannheisser, Elaine; miscellaneous uncataloged material. see details...
The Museum of Modern Art
Library and Archives
On the edge, contemporary art from the Werner and Elaine Dannheisser collection. 1997-1998 : Archives pamphlet file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. see details...
The Museum of Modern Art
Library and Archives
Collectors Records, 1929-1987 see details...
The Museum of Modern Art
Library and Archives
Artist file: Dannheisser, Elaine; miscellaneous uncataloged material. see details...
The Museum of Modern Art
Library and Archives
Elaine Dannheisser Oral History see details...

see also:
Dannheisser, Werner