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05. Art Collectors and Collecting

 Record Group
Identifier: 05

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series II: Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: FFP.01.02
Abstract

Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), a Pittsburgh industrialist who made his fortune in coke and steel, was also a prominent art collector. This series consists largely of Frick's incoming correspondence, with some outgoing letters, on matters relating to business and investments, art collecting, political activities, real estate, philanthropy, and family matters.

Dates: 1882-1929, undated

Rosenberg & Stiebel Archive

 Collection
Identifier: MS.065
Abstract The Rosenberg & Stiebel Archive documents a four-generation family business of art dealers from circa 1890-2012. The vast majority of records relate to the New York business, Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc., which operated from 1939-2000, while much more limited documentation exists for Antiquitäten J. Rosenbaum, GmbH in Frankfurt; I. Rosenbaum, N.V. in Amsterdam; S. & R. Rosenberg, Ltd. in London; and Stiebel et Cie in Paris. These records contain important provenance information from...
Dates: 1890-2014; Majority of material found in 1939-2000