William Tilden Blodgett
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William Tilden Blodgett was a 19th-century American art collector and civic leader who played a key role in establishing New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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| William T. Blodgett | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
art collector
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civic leader ⓘ human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| contributedTo | establishment of the Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Blodgett ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
art collecting
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civic affairs ⓘ museum development ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasRole |
early benefactor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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founding trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ |
| knownFor |
helping secure major art collections for the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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leadership in New York civic and cultural institutions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| livedIn | 19th-century United States ⓘ |
| memberOf | board of trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ |
| middleName | Tilden ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in founding the Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ |
| notableWork | early acquisition of European paintings for the Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ |
| occupation |
art collector
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businessman ⓘ civic leader ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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William T. Blodgett