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- Entrance to Robert Hudson Tannahill Library in Lovett Hall, circa 1974 - Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum opened the Robert Hudson Tannahill Research Library in 1973. Named for a prominent benefactor and trustee, the library brought together and made available to the public the institution's diverse collection of documents, publications, graphics, and photographs. The library was incorporated into the Benson Ford Research Center in 2002.
- circa 1974
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Entrance to Robert Hudson Tannahill Library in Lovett Hall, circa 1974
Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum opened the Robert Hudson Tannahill Research Library in 1973. Named for a prominent benefactor and trustee, the library brought together and made available to the public the institution's diverse collection of documents, publications, graphics, and photographs. The library was incorporated into the Benson Ford Research Center in 2002.
- Robert Hudson Tannahill, 1967 - Art scholar, collector and benefactor Robert Hudson Tannahill (1893-1969) served as honorary curator of American art and trustee of the Founders Society at the Detroit Institute of Arts. He donated many of the museum's most recognizable paintings. Tannahill actively supported many other cultural institutions across metro Detroit, including Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum, where he sat on the board of trustees.
- May 04, 1967
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Robert Hudson Tannahill, 1967
Art scholar, collector and benefactor Robert Hudson Tannahill (1893-1969) served as honorary curator of American art and trustee of the Founders Society at the Detroit Institute of Arts. He donated many of the museum's most recognizable paintings. Tannahill actively supported many other cultural institutions across metro Detroit, including Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum, where he sat on the board of trustees.
- Robert Hudson Tannahill, 1960-1969 - Art scholar, collector and benefactor Robert Hudson Tannahill (1893-1969) served as honorary curator of American art and trustee of the Founders Society at the Detroit Institute of Arts. He donated many of the museum's most recognizable paintings. Tannahill actively supported many other cultural institutions across metro Detroit, including Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum, where he sat on the board of trustees.
- 1960-1969
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Robert Hudson Tannahill, 1960-1969
Art scholar, collector and benefactor Robert Hudson Tannahill (1893-1969) served as honorary curator of American art and trustee of the Founders Society at the Detroit Institute of Arts. He donated many of the museum's most recognizable paintings. Tannahill actively supported many other cultural institutions across metro Detroit, including Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum, where he sat on the board of trustees.
- Edison Institute Board of Trustees Congratulating Gustav Munchow on 35 Years of Service, 1967 - Gustav Munchow became the gardener at Henry and Clara Ford's Fair Lane estate in Dearborn, Michigan, around 1930, after emigrating from Germany. Soon after, Henry asked him to landscape the gardens of the Cotswold Cottage, an English cottage Ford had recently moved to Greenfield Village. Munchow's work impressed the Fords. Munchow later led the grounds and maintenance departments for the Museum and Greenfield Village.
- May 04, 1967
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Edison Institute Board of Trustees Congratulating Gustav Munchow on 35 Years of Service, 1967
Gustav Munchow became the gardener at Henry and Clara Ford's Fair Lane estate in Dearborn, Michigan, around 1930, after emigrating from Germany. Soon after, Henry asked him to landscape the gardens of the Cotswold Cottage, an English cottage Ford had recently moved to Greenfield Village. Munchow's work impressed the Fords. Munchow later led the grounds and maintenance departments for the Museum and Greenfield Village.
- Edison Institute Board of Trustees, 1967 -
- May 04, 1967
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Edison Institute Board of Trustees, 1967
- Edison Institute Board of Trustees Congratulating Charles Natzel on 35 Years of Service, 1967 -
- May 04, 1967
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Edison Institute Board of Trustees Congratulating Charles Natzel on 35 Years of Service, 1967
- Bookplate from Robert Hudson Tannahill Research Library, circa 1973 - Bookplates show ownership, but they can also tell us more. Often pasted on the inside of a book's front cover or endpaper, these printed labels contain the owner's name and sometimes the words "ex-libris" (Latin for "from the library of"). Coats of arms, crests, other decorative images, poems, mottoes, and even font type provide insight into the beliefs, passions, and interests of the book's owner.
- circa 1973
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Bookplate from Robert Hudson Tannahill Research Library, circa 1973
Bookplates show ownership, but they can also tell us more. Often pasted on the inside of a book's front cover or endpaper, these printed labels contain the owner's name and sometimes the words "ex-libris" (Latin for "from the library of"). Coats of arms, crests, other decorative images, poems, mottoes, and even font type provide insight into the beliefs, passions, and interests of the book's owner.
- Diego Rivera and Robert H. Tannahill, 1932 - Artist Diego Rivera (left) was photographed with art collector and patron Robert H. Tannahill in 1932. Rivera was in Michigan to work on his <i>Detroit Industry</i> murals, commissioned by the Detroit Institute of Arts and completed there in 1933. Tannahill served on the City of Detroit Arts Commission and, over the years, donated many artworks to the DIA.
- August 02, 1932
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Diego Rivera and Robert H. Tannahill, 1932
Artist Diego Rivera (left) was photographed with art collector and patron Robert H. Tannahill in 1932. Rivera was in Michigan to work on his Detroit Industry murals, commissioned by the Detroit Institute of Arts and completed there in 1933. Tannahill served on the City of Detroit Arts Commission and, over the years, donated many artworks to the DIA.
- Robert Hudson Tannahill Research Library Reading Room, 1973-1974 - Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum opened the Robert Hudson Tannahill Research Library in 1973. Named for a prominent benefactor and trustee, the library brought together and made available to the public the institution's diverse collection of documents, publications, graphics, and photographs. The library was incorporated into the Benson Ford Research Center in 2002.
- 1973-1974
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Robert Hudson Tannahill Research Library Reading Room, 1973-1974
Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum opened the Robert Hudson Tannahill Research Library in 1973. Named for a prominent benefactor and trustee, the library brought together and made available to the public the institution's diverse collection of documents, publications, graphics, and photographs. The library was incorporated into the Benson Ford Research Center in 2002.
- Letter from Frida Kahlo to Edsel Ford regarding Ricardo Arias Vinas, November 19, 1939 -
- November 19, 1939
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Letter from Frida Kahlo to Edsel Ford regarding Ricardo Arias Vinas, November 19, 1939