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David E. Finley, Jr.

first director of the National Gallery of Art (1890-1977)
Person human Q5233173

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
September 1, 1890, September 13, 1890[7]
Date of death
February 1, 1977
Place of birth
York
Place of death
Georgetown
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
lawyer, art historian
Employer
Andrew W. Mellon, National Gallery of Art, United States Department of the Treasury[13][14][15]
Position held
museum director, chairperson[11][12]
Educated at
George Washington University, University of South Carolina[16][17]
Award received
Joseph Henry Medal[18]
Spouse
Margaret Morton Eustis[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[26]
Family name
Finley[23]
Generational suffix
L252247-F2
Given name
David, Edward[24][25]
Member of
Roberts Commission, United States Commission of Fine Arts[19][20]
Participated in conflict
World War I[22]
Place of burial
Oak Hill Cemetery[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en David Edward Finley en David E. Finley, Jr. ar ديفيد إي. فينلي جونيور da David Edward Finley da David E. Finley Jr. es David E. Finley fi David Edward Finley ja デイビット・E・フィンリー・ジュニア pt David Edward Finley sv David Edward Finley
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000022158192
VIAF cluster ID
5059806
Library of Congress authority ID
n81144220
GND ID
131684191
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
FINLEY, DAVID E. PORTRAIT LCCN2016870816 crop.jpg ↗
AGORHA UUID
58243be6-0fa3-4915-9c0e-67b2dea99107
AGORHA person/institution ID
144882
ArchINFORM person/group ID
59912
Artist-info curator ID
306516
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
128612465
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11009537
DFK Paris person ID
0008725178
Show all 28 identifiers +16
Dictionary of Art Historians ID
finleyd
FAST ID
83694
FamilySearch person ID
KZ68-7JL
Find a Grave memorial ID
35794395
Freebase ID
/m/047dkq7
IdRef ID
072316934
KBR person ID
14485822
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810694829405606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073176117
Prabook ID
933007
RERO ID (legacy)
A011305774
SNAC ARK ID
w6qn6dws
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10568056
WikiTree person ID
Finley-630
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvCRFRWC4yGVyh4VCV6Kd
Yale LUX ID
person/f8b9e543-2aba-4dd0-a0ac-90ecffb5a244

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🔗 Connections
Employer 3
National Gallery of Art, United States Department of the Treasury, Andrew W. Mellon
Educated at 2
George Washington University, University of South Carolina
Given name 2
David, Edward
Occupation 2
lawyer, art historian
Award received 1
Joseph Henry Medal
Chaired by 1
United States Commission of Fine Arts
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
United States Commission of Fine Arts
Participated in conflict 1
World War I
Place of birth 1
York
Place of burial 1
Oak Hill Cemetery
Place of death 1
Georgetown
Position held 1
chairperson
Sex or gender 1
male
← Director / manager 1
National Gallery of Art
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Summary

David E. Finley, Jr. was born on September 1, 1890[1], in York[2]. David E. Finley, Jr. died on February 1, 1977[3], in Georgetown[4]. David E. Finley, Jr. worked as a lawyer[5] and art historian[6].

FAQs

Where was David E. Finley, Jr. born?

David E. Finley, Jr. was born in York[2].

Where did David E. Finley, Jr. die?

David E. Finley, Jr. died in Georgetown[4].

Who was David E. Finley, Jr. married to?

David E. Finley, Jr.'s spouses include Margaret Morton Eustis[9].

What did David E. Finley, Jr. do for work?

David E. Finley, Jr. worked as a lawyer[5] and art historian[6].

Where did David E. Finley, Jr. go to school?

David E. Finley, Jr. was educated at George Washington University[16] and University of South Carolina[17].

What awards did David E. Finley, Jr. receive?

Honors received include Joseph Henry Medal[18].

Related Entities

Andrew W. Mellon lawyer National Gallery of Art United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Dictionary of Art Historians. monumentsmenfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . cfa.gov. Retrieved . cfa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Dictionary of Art Historians. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . monumentsmenfoundation.org. monumentsmenfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . monumentsmenfoundation.org. monumentsmenfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . siarchives.si.edu. siarchives.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . monumentsmenfoundation.org. monumentsmenfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . cfa.gov. Retrieved . cfa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [7] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . cfa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . cfa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . cfa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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