Arthur Jeffress

Arthur Tilden Jeffress
Born(1905-11-21)21 November 1905
Died21 September 1961(1961-09-21) (aged 55)
Paris, France
NationalityBritish
EducationHarrow and Cambridge
Known forInfluential gallery owner, collector and patron of the arts in post war Britain
PartnerJohn Deakin (c 1930s)
ParentAlbert & Stella Jeffress
RelativesJoseph Randolph Jeffress (brother)

Arthur Tilden Jeffress (21 November 1905 – 21 September 1961) was an influential gallery owner, collector, and patron of the arts in post-World War II Britain.[1] In the 1920s and 1930s he was conspicuous mostly as a rich playboy and socialite. He died in 1961, leaving his art collection to the Tate and Southampton City Art Gallery.

  1. ^ The Burlington Magazine, vol. 151, no. 1270, pg 31