| Gilcrease, Thomas, 1890-1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| type | Collector Patron | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| dates | 1890-1962 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| city | Tulsa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| state | OK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| other cities | San Antonio, TX; | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sex | M | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| history |
Thomas Gilcrease was an art collector (primarily of Native American and Western art), patron and businessman (oil). He purchased his first oil painting in 1922, but most of his collecting was done after 1939. The Gilcrease collection included work by Woddy Crumbo, Willard Stone, Acee Blue Eagle and others. Gilcrease opened his first museum at his oil company headquarters in San Antonio in 1943 and 1949 he opened a gallery for public viewing in Tulsa. Thomas Gilcrease deeded his collection to the city of Tulsa in 1955. |
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| decades | 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 |
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| website | http://gilcrease.utulsa.edu/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:12:23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| see also | Cole, Philip Gillette
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