Thomas Gilcrease
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Thomas Gilcrease was an American oilman, art collector, and philanthropist best known for assembling one of the world’s most significant collections of Native American and Western American art and artifacts.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Gilcrease canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art collector
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human ⓘ oilman ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| donatedCollectionTo |
City of Tulsa
NERFINISHED
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University of Tulsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Muscogee (Creek) Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
art collecting
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oil industry ⓘ philanthropy ⓘ |
| genreOfCollection |
Native American art
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Western American art ⓘ historical artifacts ⓘ |
| hasCollectionIn | Gilcrease Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of museum collections of Native American art in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor | assembling one of the world’s most significant collections of Native American and Western American art and artifacts ⓘ |
| movement |
preservation of Native American cultural heritage
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preservation of Western American history ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collection of Native American art
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collection of Western American art ⓘ philanthropy in the arts ⓘ |
| notableWork | founding collection of the Gilcrease Museum ⓘ |
| occupation |
art collector
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oilman ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Tulsa, Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Tulsa, Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | built major private collection of Native American and Western American art in the 20th century ⓘ |
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