| Kahn, Harry | |||||||
| type | Collector | ||||||
| dates | 1916-1999 | ||||||
| city | New York City | ||||||
| state | NY | ||||||
| other cities | Cambridge, MA; Truro, MA; | ||||||
| sex | M | ||||||
| history |
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 | 1970-1980 1980-1990 1990-2000 |
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| updated | 03/22/2024 12:09:29 | ||||||
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