Samuel Putnam Avery and the Founding of Avery Library, Columbia University
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1997
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Art Documentation
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16
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2
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6-8
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| Abstract |
The Avery Library was founded in 1890 by Mr. Samuel Putnam Avery and his wife Mary Ogden Avery as a memorial to their son Henry Ogden Avery. This essay discusses Samuel Putnam Avery's career as an engraver, his transformation into one of the premier art dealers in New York, his patronage of various cultural institutions, the founding of Avery Library, and some of the collections of Avery Library.
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