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Lewisohn, Sam A. (Sam Adolph), 1884- print view role Collector Auction_House dates 1884-1951 city New York City state NY other cities Westchester, NY; Franklin County, NY; Harrison, NY; sex M historical notes Art collector, financier and philanthropist. Financier Sam A. Lewisohn (1884-1951) was the son of Adolph Lewisohn (c. 1849-1938) and Emma Cahn Lewisohn. Adolph Lewisohn was an important industrialist with interests in mining and banking, and was an avid art collector and patron. Sam Lewisohn followed in his father's business and philanthropic interests. He attended Princeton University and Columbia Law School and served as a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art. In 1918 Sam married Margaret Seligman, the daughter of Isaac and Greta Loeb Seligman of New York, with whom he had four daughters. Margaret Lewisohn's particular interest was education. In 1922 she had joined the Public Education Association and in 1941 was hired as its Director. He bequeathed his collection to the Princeton University, City College, Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum of Art, and the National Gallery. Lewisohn's collection included work by Gauguin, Renoir, Rousseau, Rouault, Picasso, Seurat, Shahn, Cézanne, Maurice Stern, Van Gogh, and Albert Pinkham Ryder. decades of activity 1900-1910 1910-1920 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 updated 02/14/2025 10:12:23 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Edward Bruce papers, 1902-1960 (bulk 1932-1942). see details... The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives Collectors Records, 1929-1987 see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Edward Bruce papers, 1902-1960 (bulk 1932-1942). see details... Cornell University Libraries Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections League for Industrial Democracy. Pamphlets, 1922-1978 see details... Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library 4079 Albany Post Road Franklin D. Roosevelt President's Personal File see details... Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library 4079 Albany Post Road Isador Lubin Papers, 1917-1971. see details... Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library 4079 Albany Post Road Papers of Alexander Sachs, 1874-1973. see details... The Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections M. Knoedler & Co. records, approximately 1848-1971 see details... see also: Lewisohn, Adolph, 1849-1938 Lehman, Adele Lewisohn «  back