Mary Quinn Sullivan
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Mary Quinn Sullivan was an American art collector and patron who played a key role in the early promotion and institutional support of modern art in the United States.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
art collector
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art patron → human → museum founder → |
| coFounded |
Museum of Modern Art
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| countryOfBirth |
United States of America
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| educatedAt |
Pratt Institute
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Teachers College, Columbia University → |
| familyName |
Sullivan
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| fieldOfWork |
art education
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modern art → |
| genreOfActivities |
art patronage
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museum governance → |
| givenName |
Mary
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| hasCollectionType |
modern European painting collection
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| influenced |
acceptance of modern art in American museums
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| knownFor |
advocacy for institutional support of modern art in the U.S.
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organizing exhibitions of modern art → |
| livedIn |
Indianapolis
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New York City → |
| memberOf |
board of trustees of the Museum of Modern Art
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| nativeLanguage |
English
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| notableFor |
co-founding the Museum of Modern Art in New York City
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early promotion of modern art in the United States → |
| notableWork |
early collection of modern European paintings later sold at Anderson Galleries
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| occupation |
art collector
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art patron → educator → |
| participatedIn |
founding of the Museum of Modern Art in 1929
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| patronOf |
modern artists
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| placeOfBirth |
Indianapolis
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| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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| religion |
Catholicism
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| residence |
New York City
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| sexOrGender |
female
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| socialCircle |
New York art world
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| spouse |
Cornelius J. Sullivan
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| supportedGenre |
European avant-garde art
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modern art → |
| supportedInstitution |
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Museum of Modern Art → Whitney Studio Club → |
| workLocation |
New York City
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Museum of Modern Art
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foundedBy |