Zigrosser, Carl, 1891-1975

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Curator of prints at the Philadelphia Museum of Art from 1941 to 1963; noted expert on print-making; founded in 1919 and directed the Weyhe Gallery in New York; contributed to and edited the Modern School Magazine in the second half of the 1910s. First wife: Florence King; child: Carola (born 1917). Second wife: Laura Canadè (married in 1946). Zigrosser died in 1975.

From the description of Carl Zigrosser papers, circa 1891-1971. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155896096

Print curator; Philadelphia, Pa.; d. 1975.

Graduated Columbia University in literature. Worked with prints in New York City at Keppel and Co. and Weyhe Gallery; print curator at Philadelphia Museum of Art 1940-1963; author of books on prints and art works.

From the description of Carl Zigrosser papers, 1891-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81906215

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Death 1975

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