Frick Collection

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Frick Collection

MUSEUM

Established with a bequest from Henry Clay Frick, housed in his mansion.

"The Frick Collection includes some of the best-known paintings by the greatest European artists, major works of sculpture (among them one of the finest groups of small bronzes in the world), superb eighteenth-century French furniture and porcelains, Limoges enamels, Oriental rugs, and other works of remarkable quality."

Official Website:
http://www.frick.org/

Location:
Manhattan, NY

Founding Date:
1913

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

John P. Birkelund Business 23-Jun-1930 Chairman of Dillon Read, 1986-98

Walter A. Eberstadt Business ? Lazard Freres

Henry Clay Frick Business 19-Dec-1849 2-Dec-1919 Robber baron, Johnstown flood

Charles Ryskamp Administrator 21-Oct-1928 26-Mar-2010 Frick Collection Director, 1987-97

Stephen A. Schwarzman Business 14-Feb-1947 Co-Founder, Blackstone Group

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