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Schnabel, Julian

(Encyclopedia) Schnabel, JulianSchnabel, Julianshnäˈbəl [key], 1951–, American artist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. He studied art at the Univ. of Houston and the Whitney Museum. A neoexpressionist, he became a…

Broad, Eli

(Encyclopedia) Broad, Eli, 1933-2021, American financier and philanthropist, Bronx, N.Y., Michigan State College (BA, 1954). Broad was the son of poor…

Armand Hammer

industrialist, art collector, philanthropistBorn: 5/21/1898Birthplace: New York City As the son of a Russian immigrant and doctor, Hammer in many respects followed in his father's footsteps,…

Sir William Burrell

ship-owner, art collectorBorn: 1861Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland He began collecting art at age 15 working in his father's business, and gradually accumulated over 8,000 works of art. He gave the…

perspective

(Encyclopedia) perspective, in art, any method employed to represent three-dimensional space on a flat surface or in relief sculpture. Although many periods in art showed some progressive diminution…

Martin Antoine Ryerson

businessman, collectorBorn: 1856Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Mich. Educated in Europe and at Harvard Law School, he eventually took over the family lumber business. He served as director of several…

Neue Galerie

(Encyclopedia) Neue Galerie [Ger.,=New Gallery], museum in New York City, specializing in early 20th-century fine and decorative art from Germany and Austria; est. 2001. One of the relatively small…

Wood, Grant

(Encyclopedia) Wood, Grant, 1891–1942, American painter, b. Anamosa, Iowa, studied Art Institute of Chicago and in Paris. He experimented with an impressionist style in Paris, but in Munich in 1928…

Paul Rosenberg

art dealer, collectorBorn: 1881Birthplace: Paris, France An art dealer famous for representing artists such as Picasso, Braque, and Matisse. He began his career in his father's antiques business,…

Freer, Charles Lang

(Encyclopedia) Freer, Charles LangFreer, Charles Langfrēr [key], 1856–1919, American art collector, b. Kingston, N.Y. He gave to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., his entire collection…