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John de Menil
John de Menil with Andy Warhol, Montreal, 1968
Born
Jean Marie Joseph Menu de Ménil

(1904-01-04)January 4, 1904
Paris, France
DiedJune 1, 1973(1973-06-01) (aged 69)
Houston, Texas
Spouse
Dominique Schlumberger
(m. 1931)
Children5 (including George de Menil and Philippa de Menil)

John de Ménil (January 4, 1904 – June 1, 1973) was a Franco-American businessman, philanthropist, and art patron.[1][2] He was the founding president of the International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR) in New York.[3] With his wife, Dominique de Menil, he established the Menil Collection, a free museum designed by Renzo Piano and built in 1986 to preserve and exhibit their world-class contemporary art collection.[4]

  1. ^ Helfenstein, Josef, and Laureen Schipsi. Art and Activism: Projects of John and Dominique de Menil. Houston: The Menil Collection, 2010. ISBN 0-300-12377-9
  2. ^ "John de Menil, 69, a Patron of Art; Schlumberger Officer Dies—Financed Rothko Chapel," The New York Times. June 2, 1973.
  3. ^ Glueck, Grace. "Art Group Is Set Up To Judge Attribution," The New York Times. May 8, 1970.
  4. ^ "AD Classics: Menil Collection / Renzo Piano". ArchDaily. September 28, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2014.

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