Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

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Robert Woods Bliss

Nationality: American
Date of birth: 1875
Place of birth: St ouis
Date of death: 1962
Place of death: Washington DC
Category: collector, diplomat

Identity:

He was a diplomat, art collector, and philanthropist. He was the stepson of Anna Dorinda Blaksley Barnes Bliss (1851–1935) and the stepbrother of Cora (Kora) Fanny Barnes (1858–1911) and Mildred Barnes (1879–1969).

Life:

He is said to have owned Tanagra y092.

He wane of the cofounders of the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection in Washington, D.C.

Bibliography:

'Robert Woods Bliss', Wikipedia.