Charles Lang Freer
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Charles Lang Freer was an American industrialist, art collector, and patron. He is known for his large collection of East Asian, American, and Middle Eastern art.
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From humble beginnings in the Hudson Valley to the Charles Lang Freer house, Detroit, Michigan
James McNeil Whistler, The Peacock Room, 1876-1877, Leather, Wood, Oil Paint, Canvas, Freer Gallery of Art
James McNeill Whistler, La Princesse du Pays de la porcelain, 1863-1865, oil paint, Freer Gallery of Art.
The 1916 groundbreaking ceremony for the Freer Gallery of Art
Exterior of the Freer Gallery, a part of the Smithsonian Institution, along the Mall at Washington DC.Business Professionals from United States 6
About this person
Charles Lang Freer was an American industrialist, art collector, and patron. He is known for his large collection of East Asian, American, and Middle Eastern art. In 1906, Freer donated his extensive collection to the Smithsonian Institution, making him the first American to bequeath his private collection to the United States. To house the objects, including The Peacock Room by James McNeill Whistler, Freer funded the construction of the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
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