John Gellatly
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John Gellatly (1853–1931) was an American businessman, art collector and patron. He acquired paintings by American artists James Abbott McNeill Whistler, John Singer Sargent, Albert Pinkham Ryder, Thomas Wilmer Dewing, Abbott Handerson Thayer, Childe Hassam, and John Henry Twachtman,[1] as well as Europeans like Peter Paul Rubens and Pierre Puvis de Chavannes.[2] He donated his art collection to the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 1929,[2] for an estimated $5,000,000.[3] He died in poverty.[3][4]
Born1853
Died1931 (aged 77–78)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationsBusinessman, art collector and patron
SpouseEdith Rogers
John Gellatly | |
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| Born | 1853 |
| Died | 1931 (aged 77–78) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupations | Businessman, art collector and patron |
| Spouse | Edith Rogers |
