Kahn, Harry |
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Collector |
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dates
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1916-1999 |
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city
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New York City |
| state | NY | | other cities | Cambridge, MA; Truro, MA; |
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sex
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M |
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historical notes
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Harry Kahn, investment adviser, art collector, philanthropist, served on the board of the Brooklyn Museum of Art until 1997, founder of its Contemporary Arts Council and, at his death, was a member of the Acquisitions Committee.
He and his partner and companion, Ruth Bowman, collected self portraits by twentieth-century American artists.
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decades
of activity | 1970-1980
1980-1990
1990-2000
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Archives/Repository |
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Collection Details |
The Museum of Modern Art
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