Charles Lang Freer
Businessperson, Organization founder
1854 – 1919
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Who was Charles Lang Freer?
Charles Lang Freer was an American industrialist and art collector, best known for his large collection of Asian and American Art which he donated to the Smithsonian Institution in 1906. In addition to this 2,250-object collection, including James McNeill Whistler’s Peacock Room, Freer also founded and funded the construction of the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. to house his collection.
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- Born
- Feb 2, 1854
Kingston - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Oct 25, 1919
New York City
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on July 23, 2013
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