Robert Hudson Tannahill

Robert Hudson Tannahill (1893–September 25, 1969)[1] was a Detroit art collector and benefactor. Tannahill was a nephew of department store magnate Joseph Lowthian Hudson and a nephew of Eleanor Clay Ford, wife of Henry Ford's only son Edsel.[2]

Tannahill donated 475 works of art donated during his lifetime plus cash totaling $550,000 to the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). The museum received 557 additional works bequeathed upon his death that were valued at approximately $13,000,000.[3] His total gifts constitute a major portion of the permanent collection of the DIA.[4]

He served as a member of the City of Detroit Arts Commission from 1930 to 1962 and was instrumental in establishing the Detroit Artists Market. His collection focused on 19th- and 20th-century artists including Paul Cézanne, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Edgar Degas, Paul Gauguin, Juan Gris, Paul Klee, John Marin, Henri Matisse, Amedeo Modigliani, Claude Monet, Georgia O'Keeffe, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Georges Rouault and Georges Seurat.[5] His collection also included a significant number of African sculptures.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Art Treasures Left to Detroit Museum". New York Times (NYTimes.com). 1 October 1969. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Art: One Man's Fancy". Time (Time.com). 28 November 1969. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  3. ↑ Douglas Kohn (August 1980). "Robert Hudson Tannahill Papers". dalnet.lib.us.mi. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
  4. ↑ "Robert H. Tannahill Society". Detroit Institute of Arts. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
  5. ↑ "Tannahill, Robert Hudson". The Frick Collection. Retrieved 2011-05-16.