Irving Frederick Burton
Nationality: American
Date of birth: 1918
Category: collector
Date of birth: 1918
Category: collector
Identity:
A collector, active in Detroit, Michigan.
Life:
A collection of his papers is in the Archives of American Art, which summarises his biography, 'Art collector; Detroit, Mich. Dr. Burton's collection consisted of mainly 19th and 20th century American paintings. He started his collection in 1957. The first purchases were two paintings by Edward Hopper and Morris Graves, through a show sponsored by the Friends of Modern Art at the Detroit Institute of Arts. By 1966, the collection consisted of over 60 paintings, drawings and etchings, and over 100 objects such as pottery, bronzes, glass, etc.'
Bibliography:
Archives of American Art website.
