Symposia
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Money for the Most Exquisite Things: Bankers and Collecting from the Medici to the Rockefellers,March 1, 2013 to March 2, 2013 The Center for the History of Collecting hosted a two-day symposium, Money for the Most Exquisite Things: Bankers and Collecting from the Medici to the Rockefellers.  Program: Most Exquisite |
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The Dragon and the Chrysanthemum: Collecting Chinese and Japanese Art in America,March 15, 2012 to March 16, 2012 The Center for the History of Collecting and the Rockefeller Archive Center hosted a two-day symposium, The Dragon and the Chrysanthemum: Collecting Chinese and Japanese Art in America. Program: The Dragon and the Chrysanthemum |
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Reflections Across the Pond: British Models of Art Collecting and the American Response,May 6, 2011 to May 7, 2011 Fifteen speakers examined British collecting practices during the nineteenth century and discussed how subsequent generations of American collectors embraced the British tradition while developing their own models of collecting, both privately and for the public good. This symposium was made possible through the generosity of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. Program: Reflections Across the Pond |
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A Market for Merchant Princes: Collecting Italian Renaissance Paintings in America,November 12, 2010 to November 13, 2010 Presented at The Frick Collection by the Center for the History of Collecting in America, Frick Art Reference Library. Twelve invited speakers explored how American collectors developed a passion for Italian Renaissance art, and how their taste and knowledge were shaped by travel, dealers, experts, and advisers. Program: A Market for Merchant Princes |
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The Collector's Choice: Art on Display in American Private Collections,March 26, 2010 to March 28, 2010 Thirteen speakers presented papers on artist-collectors from Charles Willson Peale, Benjamin West, Frederic Church, William Morris Hunt, and William Merritt Chase to Stanford White, Andy Warhol, and Donald Judd. Program: The Collector’s Choice |