| Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| type | Collector | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| dates | 1906-2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| city | New Canaan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| state | CT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sex | M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| history |
Art collector and architect. He had been an active art collector since the days when, as a student traveling in Germany, he bought a pair of Paul Klees from the artist. Eventually he came to be a collector of contemporary art: advised by Mr. Whitney, he filled his walls with paintings by Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns when they were just gaining public attention, and he amassed one of the most complete collections of paintings by Frank Stella in private hands. Longtime companion of David Whitney. |
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| decades | 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 1990-2000 |
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| website | http://philipjohnsonglasshouse.org/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| updated | 03/22/2024 12:09:29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| research links |
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