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John Hay Whitney

John Hay Whitney Collection Paperback, May 1, 1983 by John Rewald Book
John Hay Whitney Collection Paperback, May 1, 1983 by John Rewald Book

John Hay Whitney Collection Paperback, May 1, 1983 by John Rewald Book

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

John Hay Whitney and Betsey Cushing Whitney. Mr. Whitney, who died in 1982, served as a National

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20th Century American Folk Art Books

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Paper

Louis XVI Style Gray Painted Coffee Table
Louis XVI Style Gray Painted Coffee Table

Louis XVI Style Gray Painted Coffee Table

$4,800

H 14.88 in W 44 in D 22 in

Louis XVI Style Gray Painted Coffee Table

Located in Essex, MA

Hodgins, Boston. Sothebys New York sale of the estate of Mrs John Hay Whitney , April 22-25 1999. Lot 358

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Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Breccia Marble

Composition, Everything That Rises Must Converge
Composition, Everything That Rises Must Converge

Composition, Everything That Rises Must Converge

By Benny Andrews

Located in Southampton, NY

received many awards, including the John Hay Whitney Fellowship (1965–66), the New York Council on the Arts

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Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Composition, Everything That Rises Must Converge
Composition, Everything That Rises Must Converge

Composition, Everything That Rises Must Converge

By Benny Andrews

Located in Southampton, NY

received many awards, including the John Hay Whitney Fellowship (1965–66), the New York Council on the Arts

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Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Composition, Everything That Rises Must Converge
Composition, Everything That Rises Must Converge

Composition, Everything That Rises Must Converge

By Benny Andrews

Located in Southampton, NY

received many awards, including the John Hay Whitney Fellowship (1965–66), the New York Council on the Arts

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Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Composition, Everything That Rises Must Converge
Composition, Everything That Rises Must Converge

Composition, Everything That Rises Must Converge

By Benny Andrews

Located in Southampton, NY

received many awards, including the John Hay Whitney Fellowship (1965–66), the New York Council on the Arts

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Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Composition, Everything That Rises Must Converge
Composition, Everything That Rises Must Converge

Composition, Everything That Rises Must Converge

By Benny Andrews

Located in Southampton, NY

received many awards, including the John Hay Whitney Fellowship (1965–66), the New York Council on the Arts

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Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Composition, Everything That Rises Must Converge
Composition, Everything That Rises Must Converge

Composition, Everything That Rises Must Converge

By Benny Andrews

Located in Southampton, NY

received many awards, including the John Hay Whitney Fellowship (1965–66), the New York Council on the Arts

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Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Woman and Dog #6

Fritz ScholderWoman and Dog #6

$43,000

H 52 in W 42 in

Woman and Dog #6

By Fritz Scholder

Located in Bozeman, MT

Loloma. After receiving a John Hay Whitney Fellowship, Scholder moved to Tucson and became a graduate

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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Iraq Trio
Iraq Trio

Fritz ScholderIraq Trio

$15,000

H 13.5 in W 10.5 in

Iraq Trio

By Fritz Scholder

Located in Bozeman, MT

Loloma. After receiving a John Hay Whitney Fellowship, Scholder moved to Tucson and became a graduate

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Late 20th Century Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

One Cat D

Fritz ScholderOne Cat D

$4,500

H 11 in W 14 in

One Cat D

By Fritz Scholder

Located in Bozeman, MT

Loloma. After receiving a John Hay Whitney Fellowship, Scholder moved to Tucson and became a graduate

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Late 20th Century Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Monotype

An exceptional documented folding screen by T. Robertson and Sons of Alnwick
An exceptional documented folding screen by T. Robertson and Sons of Alnwick

An exceptional documented folding screen by T. Robertson and Sons of Alnwick

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

very famous 20th century collections, including that of Mrs John Hay Whitney, but, until now, the early

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Antique Late 19th Century English Screens and Room Dividers

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Giltwood, Paint

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Two  Portraits of Trotters Signed Milton Menasco
Two  Portraits of Trotters Signed Milton Menasco

Two Portraits of Trotters Signed Milton Menasco

Unavailable

H 16.75 in W 20.75 in D 2 in

Two Portraits of Trotters Signed Milton Menasco

By Milton Menasco

Located in Woodbury, CT

portraiture. His clients included John Hay Whitney, Isabel Dodge Sloane, Ronald and Nancy Reagan, Allaire du

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Mid-20th Century American Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Bust Portrait of George Bellows, 1909
Bust Portrait of George Bellows, 1909

Robert AitkenBust Portrait of George Bellows, 1909, 1909

Unavailable

H 24.61 in W 18.31 in D 11.66 in

Bust Portrait of George Bellows, 1909

By Robert Aitken

Located in Paris, FR

Show, in 1963, at the time of writing, the plaster belonged to the Honorable and Mrs. John Hay Whitney

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1820s Romantic Nude Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Rare 19th Century English Regency Rocking Chaise, circa 1820
Rare 19th Century English Regency Rocking Chaise, circa 1820

Rare 19th Century English Regency Rocking Chaise, circa 1820

Located in Bellport, NY

NY Estate of John Hay Whitney. Beautifully crafted with bronze rockers and finials of sculptural

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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Chaise Longues

Materials

Bronze

Pills & Labels, 1960
Pills & Labels, 1960

Mary FaulconerPills & Labels, 1960

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H 7.25 in W 6.75 in D 0.5 in

Pills & Labels, 1960

By Mary Faulconer

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

. & Mrs. John Hay Whitney; Duchess of Windsor; plus many others. Commissions: Designed stamp, U.S. Postal

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1960s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Tempera

Carousel Horse
Carousel Horse

Carousel Horse

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H 54 in W 58 in

Carousel Horse

Located in Greenwich, CT

Mr. and Mrs. John Hay Whitney, which housed one of the most important collections of the 20th C.

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Antique 19th Century American Sculptures

Abstraction II — African American artist
Abstraction II — African American artist

Abstraction II — African American artist

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

, Robert Pious Award, Poussant Award, G.T. Pinckney Award, and the John Hay Whitney Traveling Fellowship

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Abstraction I — African American artist
Abstraction I — African American artist

Abstraction I — African American artist

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Wanamaker Medal, Spingarn Award, Robert Pious Award, Poussant Award, G.T. Pinckney Award, and the John Hay

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Black Cat B
Black Cat B

Fritz ScholderBlack Cat B

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H 14 in W 11 in

Black Cat B

By Fritz Scholder

Located in Bozeman, MT

Loloma. After receiving a John Hay Whitney Fellowship, Scholder moved to Tucson and became a graduate

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Late 20th Century Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Monotype

Indian at Crow Fair #7/20

Indian at Crow Fair #7/20

By Fritz Scholder

Located in Bozeman, MT

Loloma. After receiving a John Hay Whitney Fellowship, Scholder moved to Tucson and became a graduate

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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Collection of 4 Fritz Scholder signed Lithographs
Collection of 4 Fritz Scholder signed Lithographs

Collection of 4 Fritz Scholder signed Lithographs

Located in Peekskill, NY

designer, Lloyd Kiva New and studied with Hopi jeweler, Charles Loloma. After receiving a John Hay Whitney

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20th Century American Contemporary Art

Bulgari Three Antique Gold American Coins Heavy Large Link Necklace
Bulgari Three Antique Gold American Coins Heavy Large Link Necklace

Bulgari Three Antique Gold American Coins Heavy Large Link Necklace

By Bulgari

Located in Southampton, PA

Betsey Cushing Whitney and John Hay Whitney. Details: Weight: 285.7 grams Necklace Length: 16"

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20th Century Italian Choker Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold

One Cat B

Fritz ScholderOne Cat B

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H 11 in W 14 in

One Cat B

By Fritz Scholder

Located in Bozeman, MT

Loloma. After receiving a John Hay Whitney Fellowship, Scholder moved to Tucson and became a graduate

Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Monotype

Last Indian With American Flag #87/150

Last Indian With American Flag #87/150

By Fritz Scholder

Located in Bozeman, MT

Loloma. After receiving a John Hay Whitney Fellowship, Scholder moved to Tucson and became a graduate

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Indian Portrait with Tomahawk State I #32/75

Indian Portrait with Tomahawk State I #32/75

By Fritz Scholder

Located in Bozeman, MT

Loloma. After receiving a John Hay Whitney Fellowship, Scholder moved to Tucson and became a graduate

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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

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Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Tetsuo Ochikubo

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

; Krasner Gal, NYC, 1970s; WMAA. Awards: John Hay Whitney Foundation fellowship, 1957-58; Guggenheim

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Singingwood (J. H. Whitney prize racehorse)
Singingwood (J. H. Whitney prize racehorse)

Singingwood (J. H. Whitney prize racehorse)

Located in New Orleans, LA

. Whitney was none other than the wife of John Hay “Jock” Whitney – the New York City financier who also

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Early 20th Century Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

George Jones Majolica 'Bamboo and Wicker' Plate, English, circa 1870
George Jones Majolica 'Bamboo and Wicker' Plate, English, circa 1870

George Jones Majolica 'Bamboo and Wicker' Plate, English, circa 1870

By George Jones

Located in Banner Elk, NC

. Provenance: From the Estate of Mrs. John Hay Whitney, Sotheby's New York, April 22-25, 1999, Sale number 7293

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Antique 1870s English Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

George Jones Majolica 'Bamboo and Wicker' Plate, English, circa 1870
George Jones Majolica 'Bamboo and Wicker' Plate, English, circa 1870

George Jones Majolica 'Bamboo and Wicker' Plate, English, circa 1870

By George Jones

Located in Banner Elk, NC

. Provenance: From the Estate of Mrs. John Hay Whitney, Sotheby's New York, April 22-25, 1999, Sale number 7293

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Antique 1870s English Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

Victoria Pottery 'VPC' Majolica Plate English, circa 1875
Victoria Pottery 'VPC' Majolica Plate English, circa 1875

Victoria Pottery 'VPC' Majolica Plate English, circa 1875

By Victoria Pottery Company

Located in Banner Elk, NC

reverse. Provenance: From the Estate of Mrs. John Hay Whitney, Sotheby's New York, April 22-25, 1999, Sale

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Antique 1870s English Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

Pair of painted wood corner cabinets
Pair of painted wood corner cabinets

Pair of painted wood corner cabinets

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H 81.5 in W 44 in D 44 in

Pair of painted wood corner cabinets

Located in Stamford, CT

Pair of painted wood corner cabinets owned by John Hay Whitney

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Early 20th Century Corner Cupboards

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Organic Modern Floor Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Ivory Fluted Shade

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