William Sturgis Bigelow

William Sturgis Bigelow
Portrait of W. Sturgis Bigelow
BornApril 4, 1850
Boston, Massachusetts
Died1926 (aged 75–76)
Resting placeMii-dera
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Occupations
  • Art collector
  • curator
AwardsOrder of the Rising Sun,
Third Class

William Sturgis Bigelow (April 4, 1850 in Boston, Massachusetts[1]–1926) was a prominent American collector of Japanese art.[2] The art collection trips he funded in the 1880s helped to form the standards by which Japanese art and culture were appreciated in the West.

In 1909, Bigelow was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Third Class, by Emperor Meiji.[3] A trustee of the Museum of Fine Arts (1891–1926), he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1911.[4]

  1. ^ BIGELOW, William Sturgis, in Who's Who in America (1926 edition); p/ 275
  2. ^ Kelly, Howard A.; Burrage, Walter L. (eds.). "Bigelow, Henry Jacob" . American Medical Biographies . Baltimore: The Norman, Remington Company.
  3. ^ "Focus on: Order of the Rising Sun". Massachusetts Historical Society. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved July 20, 2011.