biography
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Aldrich, Larry
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originally Larry Orlevitch
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1905– )
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| biography:
| Businessman and art collector, born in New York City, New York, USA. After graduation from high school he made a fortune in the garment industry in New York City. Encouraged by Alfred Barr, director of the Museum of Modern Art, he donated funds to several museums for the work of aspiring artists. He acquired and then bestowed his collection of contemporary art in order to fund a series of exhibitions in the museum he founded (1964), the Larry Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT. |
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