John Taylor Johnston
- John Taylor Johnston
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John Taylor Johnston né en 1820, fils de John Johnston, était un homme d'affaires et un collectionneur d'art[1] américain. Il est né et a grandi à Greenwich Village (New York), diplômé de la New York University en 1839, il étudia le droit à Yale de 1839 à 1841.
Johnston fut le président fondateur du Metropolitan Museum of Art, ainsi que le président de la Central Railroad of New Jersey. Johnston construisit la première demeure en marbre de New York et en fit sa résidence, au numéro 8 Fifth Avenue. Il est mort en 1893.
Bibliographie
- Johnston, John Taylor. ; American national biography. v. 12 (1999) ; (OCLC 55691399)
Notes et références
- ↑ Catalogue : the collection of paintings, drawings and statuary ; the property of John Taylor Johnston, Esq. ; to be sold at auction ... ; New York 1876. (OCLC 17445300)
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