The Lawrence collection, 1921

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The Lawrence collection, 1921

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Albums documenting the collection of Gothic art objects formed by Henry Corbin Lawrence (1859-1919), a governor of the New York Stock Exchange, and his wife Lucy Ryerson Lawrence (1861-1920) of New York City, and its sale at auction in 1921. The first volume includes mounted photographs illustrating the individual objects, their location in situ at the collectors' New York town house (166 West 88th Street), and individual portraits of H.C. and L.R. Lawrence. It also contains newspaper clippings and other ephemera announcing and describing the sale of the collection, as well as H.C. Lawrence's obituary published in The New York Times. The second volume comprises a disbound and mounted copy, priced, of the illustrated catalog of the sale, which was held at the American Art Galleries, Madison Square South, New York, Jan. 27-29, 1921, under the management of the American Art Association

2 v. : ill., ports. ; 37 cm

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library

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Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library

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American Art Association

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Auction house; New York, N.Y. Formed in 1883 by James F. Sutton, R. Austin Robertson and Thomas E. Kirby. The partnership was created to operate the American Art Gallery and to promote American art. The Association began conducting auctions in 1885, with Kirby as auctioneer. Robertson died in 1892 and Sutton became a special partner in 1895. Exhibited the work of American artists in its American Art Galleries at 6-8 E. 23rd St., N.Y. In 1912, Kirby's son Gustavus joined ...

American Art Galleries

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Lawrence, Henry C. (Henry Corbin), 1859-1919

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Lawrence, Lucy Ryerson, 1861-1920

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