Word: storeman
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...since their two collections were perhaps the world's finest in private hands. Last time the two met, Mellon vowed, "I'll have you in with me yet." The addition of the Widener paintings and the fine Italian collection presented last summer by 5-10-25? Storeman Samuel Henry Kress (TIME, July 24) would make Washington's National Gallery one of the great galleries of the world...
...late great Storeman of Boston, Edward Albert Filene (William Filene's Sons Co.) set up the Twentieth Century Fund, for "the improvement of economic, industrial, civic and educational conditions." Three years ago that well-heeled foundation slipped the leashes of two able fact-finders, Paul W. Stewart and J. Frederick Dewhurst, told them to make some sense out of the U. S.'s distribution machinery. Result (published last week): Does Distribution Cost Too Much, a survey which, but for war, might last week have been the biggest news to U. S. business. Its prime conclusions...
...expressed the hope that it would "attract other gifts from other citizens who may in the future desire to contribute works of art of the highest quality to form a great national collection." First notable collector to live up to Andy Mellon's expectations is 5-10-25? Storeman Samuel Henry Kress, who last week came forward with a donation of 375 paintings and 18 pieces of sculpture valued at about $30,000,000-more than half as costly as that made by the unfinished Gallery's founder...
...accepting what is reputed to be the world's greatest private Italian collection, in the name of the U. S. people, President Roosevelt thanked Storeman Kress for setting an example that is "a decided step in the realization of the true purpose of the National Gallery." No new thing to self-effacing Philanthropist Kress is example setting. For some years now he has been giving and lending noteworthy pieces from his collection to small but deserving museums throughout the nation. San Antonio, Charlotte, N. C., Montgomery, Wichita, Seattle, Memphis, Phoenix, Savannah and Macon have received permanent additions to their...
...when Dana was in Italy and a rich Newark lady sent him $10.000 with which to acquire old Italian things, he saved the money and persuaded her to let him spend it on American paintings. The next year the Museum moved into a $750,000 building given by Department Storeman Louis Bamberger, held a long remembered exhibition of New Jersey leather products and processes...