The Havemeyer Family Papers relating to Art Collecting, 1901-after 1982 (bulk, 1901-1922).

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The Havemeyer Family Papers relating to Art Collecting, 1901-after 1982 (bulk, 1901-1922).

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The Havemeyer Family Papers relating to Art Collecting include correspondence, writings, notes, and ephemera regarding the Havemeyers art collecting activities between 1901 and 1922. The majority of the collection consists of correspondence to Louisine from art dealers and agents who were working on behalf of the Havemeyers to build their renowned art collection.

1.25 linear feet (3 boxes)

fre,

eng,

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7563376

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library

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Webb, Electra Havemeyer, 1888-1960

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Electra Havemeyer Webb (August 16, 1888 – November 19, 1960) was a collector of American antiques and founder of the Shelburne Museum. During World War I, Electra Webb drove an ambulance in New York City, and was named Assistant Director of the Motor Corps. In 1942, during World War II, she joined the Civilian Defense Volunteer Organization, and directed the Pershing Square Civil Defense Center and its blood bank. In 1947 Electra Havemeyer Webb gathered with her friends to create Shelburne Museu...

Havemeyer, Louisine Waldron Elder

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New York art collectors Louisine Waldron Elder (1855-1929) and Henry (Harry) Osborne Havemeyer (1847-1907) assembled a large and diverse collection of paintings, sculpture and decorative art between 1876 and 1924. The collection gained notoriety early on for Harrys purchase of eight Rembrandt portraits in rapid succession, but the Havemeyers most enduring legacy as American collectors was their pioneering pursuit of Impressionist and Spanish paintings. From the description of The Hav...

Cassatt, Mary, 1844-1926

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Mary Cassatt (b. Mary Stevenson Cassatt, May 22, 1844, Allegheny City, Pennsylvania-d. June 14, 1926, Paris, France) was an American Impressionist painter and printmaker....

Havemeyer, Henry Osborne, 1847-1907

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