Booth, George G. (George Gough), 1864-1949
Variant namesPublisher of the Detroit News.
From the description of George Gough Booth papers, 1905-1935 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 658824581
Founder of Booth Newspapers, Michigan newspaper chain.
From the description of George G. Booth papers, 1892-1894, 1897-1918 and 1924-1926. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418388
Publisher, art administrator, art patron, founder of Cranbrook Academy, 1932; Detroit, Mich. Died 1949.
Booth was president of the Detroit School of Design which was absorbed by the Detroit Museum of Art. The Detroit Museum of Art subsequently became the Detroit Institute of Art. Booth bought his estate in 1904 calling it Cranbrook, a family name. In 1932 he established it as the Cranbrook Academy and named Finnish-born architect, Eliel Saarinen, president.
From the description of George G. Booth papers, 1900-1955. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122454129
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Zoltan Sepeshy | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Zoltan Sepeshy | Archives of American Art |
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| Relation | Name | |
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| associatedWith | American Federation of Arts. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Art Alliance of America. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Associated Press. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Booth, Edmund Wood, 1866-1927. | person |
| associatedWith | Booth Newspapers, Inc. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Booth, Ralph Harman, 1873-1931. | person |
| associatedWith | Burch, Charles Sumner, 1855-1920. | person |
| associatedWith | Cranbrook Academy of Art. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Cranbrook Foundation. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Cranbrook Foundation. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Detroit. General Hospital. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Detroit Institute of Arts. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Detroit Museum of Art. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Michigan State Fair. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Milles, Carl, 1875-1955. | person |
| associatedWith | Osborn, Chase Salmon, 1860-1949. | person |
| associatedWith | Pingree, Hazen Smith, 1840-1901. | person |
| associatedWith | Progressive Party (1912) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Scarab Club. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Scott, Fred Newton, 1860-1931. | person |
| associatedWith | Sepeshy, Zoltan, 1898-1974, | person |
| associatedWith | Sepeshy, Zoltan L., 1898-1974. | person |
| associatedWith | Smith, William Alden, 1859-1932. | person |
| associatedWith | Society of Arts and Crafts (Detroit, Mich.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Stone Associates (Gardner, Mass.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Turner, Willis Hall. | person |
| associatedWith | University of Michigan. Dept. of Journalism. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Weibel, Adele Coulin, 1880-1963. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Detorit (Mich.) | |||
| Michigan--Bloomfield Hills | |||
| Michigan | |||
| Grand Rapids (Mich.) |
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| Art |
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| Arts and crafts movement |
| Art schools |
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| South African War, 1899-1902 |
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Person
Birth 1864-09-24
Death 1949-04-11
