| Libbey, Edward Drummond, 1854-1925 | ||||||||||
| type | Collector | |||||||||
| dates | 1854-1925 | |||||||||
| city | Toledo | |||||||||
| state | OH | |||||||||
| other cities | Chelsea, MA; Boston, MA; | |||||||||
| sex | M | |||||||||
| history |
Art collector, businessman, opened the Libbey Glass Company in Toledo, OH, 1888. He organized the Toledo Art Museum (1901), serving as its president (1901–25), funding building construction, and bequeathing to the museum his collection of Dutch and English art. He was also the founder of the Toledo Museum of Art in 1901 and was a large influence on the town of Ojai California. Lent artwork for Hudson-Fulton Celebration, 1909, Frans Hals, Boy Playing Lute, now at Toledo Art Museum. |
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| decades | 1890-1900 1900-1910 1910-1920 1920-1930 |
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| updated | 03/22/2024 12:09:29 | |||||||||
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