Alice Boney
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September 10, 1901
Alice Boney | |
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| Born | Alice Boney September 10, 1901 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 21, 1988 (age 87) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Alice B. Kleykamp |
| Occupation | Art dealer |
Alice Boney Kleykamp (September 10, 1901 – December 21, 1988) was an American art dealer and collector, who specialized in Asian art and antiquities.
Boney was born in Philadelphia, the daughter of John Boney. Although her father was wealthy, her childhood was difficult.[1] She was raised in the households of relatives. She graduated from Mount Saint Joseph Collegiate Institute in Flourtown.[2]
Career
In the 1920s, Boney and her husband opened the Jan Kleykamp Gallery in New York City, which specialized in Chinese art and antiquities. After their divorce she continued as an art dealer specializing in Asian art and artifacts.[3] She lived in Japan from 1958 to 1974, collecting works from throughout Asia (including India and Nepal)[4] to sell in New York City during her annual visits. She sold, gave, or loaned items and artworks to the British Museum,[5] the Dallas Museum of Art,[6] the Philadelphia Museum of Art,[7] the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[8] the Freer Gallery of Art,[9] and other institutions, and to private collectors.[10] She spoke to women's groups about her work.[11][12]
Art dealer Robert H. Ellsworth was one of her protegees; he worked for her in New York City as a teenager.[13]