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Blumenthal, George

American, 1858 - 1941

Biography

German born George Blumenthal came to the US at age 24. In 1893 he became a partner in Lazard Freres bankers, where he was made senior member until his retirement in 1935. Blumenthal was an active art collector and benefactor, most notably to the Metropolitan Museum of Art where he served on the Board of Trustees from 1909. He became president of the Metropolitan in 1934. Blumenthal's first wife was Florence Meyer [d. 1930]; in 1935 he married the former Mrs. James Blanchard Clews.

Bibliography

1926
Rubinstein-Bloch, Stella. Catalogue of the collection of George and Florence Blumenthal, New York. 6 vols. Paris, Priv. print, 1926-1930
1932
Mayer, August L. "Die Sammlung George und Florence Blumenthal in New-York." Pantheon V, no. 8 (August 1932): 249
1941
"George Blumenthal, President of Met, Dies." Art Digest 15 (July 1, 1941):15
1943
Masterpieces in the Collection of George Blumenthal. Exh. cat. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1943.

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