Frick, Henry Clay, 1849-1919
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Art Collecting Files of Henry Clay Frick
Collection
Identifier: ACF
Abstract
Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), a Pittsburgh coke and steel industrialist, began forming his art collection in 1881, and continued to acquire works of art until his death in 1919. He bequeathed his New York City residence, furnishings, and art collection to be established as a public art gallery called The Frick Collection, which opened to the public in December 1935. This collection contains correspondence, invoices and financial records, catalogs, inventories, registers, notes, narrative...
Dates:
1881-1925, undated
Found in:
Frick Collection Archives
Frick Family Photograph Albums
Collection
Identifier: FFP.06
Scope and Content Note
The Frick Family Photograph Albums date from the 1880s to the 1970s, and include formal studio portraits, candid snapshots, souvenir photographs, and published images visually documenting members of the Frick family and their social circle. These images give information about the family's modes of dress, residences, hobbies and pastimes, pets, and travel throughout Europe and the United States, as well as Egypt, Mexico, and Cuba. Photographers of note include B.L.H. Dabbs, Napoleon Sarony,...
Dates:
1882-1990
Found in:
Frick Collection Archives
Frick Family Photographs
Collection
Identifier: FFP.05
Abstract
Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919) was a prominent industrialist and art collector. This collection consists of photographs, circa 1850s-1989 and undated, of Frick and his family, as well as images of their friends, relatives, and others. This collection also contains images of Frick family residences, travels both in the United States and abroad, and other locations associated with the family.
Dates:
circa 1850s-1989, undated
Found in:
Frick Collection Archives
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- Cartes-de-visite (card photographs) 1
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- Decorative arts--Collectors and collecting--New York (State)--New York 1
- Estate inventories 1
- Financial records 1
- Invoices 1
- Mansions--New York (State)--New York 1
- Negatives (photographs) 1
- Newspaper clippings 1
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