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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Department of Medieval Art and the Cloisters

 Organization

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

George Grey Barnard Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GGB
Abstract

George Grey Barnard was an American sculptor and collector of Medieval art. He located and arranged the pieces that eventually became "The Cloisters" for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His papers are comprised primarily of correspondence and financial and business records documenting both his collecting and creation of art. The collection includes a significant amount of personal correspondence, biographical information, and family financial records as well.

Dates: 1895-1941