Arthur Jerome Eddy (November 5, 1859 - July 21, 1920 in New York City, New York) was an American lawyer, author, art collector, and a prominent member of the first generation of American Modern art collectors. His book Cubists and Post-Impressionism was the first American book promoting these new art movements and the work of Wassily Kandinsky.[1] Eddy's collection was distinguished by the inclusion of German expressionists and Wassily Kandinsky.
Eddy was known for his support of the Armory Show, purchasing work from the show in New York and Chicago and lecturing on the art during the Chicago show.[2] In 1931, a portion of Eddy's collection was donated by his widow and son to the Art Institute of Chicago as the "Arthur Jerome Eddy Memorial Collection" which is an important core of the Museum's collection of Modern art.[3]
- ^ [1] "Arthur Jerome Eddy" Dictionary of Art Historians
- ^ The Arthur Jerome Eddy Collection of Modern Paintings and Sculptures, Part II of The Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago, Volume XXV, No.9, v December, 1931, Introduction by Daniel Catton Rich, p.4
- ^ The Arthur Jerome Eddy Collection of Modern Paintings and Sculptures, Part II of The Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago, Volume XXV, No.9, v December, 1931, Introduction by Daniel Catton Rich, p.5