Alice Boney
Alice Boney | |
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| Born | Alice Boney September 10, 1901 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 21, 1988 (age 87) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Alice B. Kleykamp |
| Occupation | Art dealer |
Alice Boney Kleykamp (September 10, 1901 – December 21, 1988) was an American art dealer and collector, who specialized in Asian art and antiquities.
Early life and education
[edit]Boney was born in Philadelphia, the daughter of John Boney. Although her father was wealthy, her childhood was difficult.[1] She was raised in the households of relatives. She graduated from Mount Saint Joseph Collegiate Institute in Flourtown.[2]
Career
[edit]In the 1920s, Boney and her husband opened the Jan Kleykamp Gallery in New York City, which specialized in Chinese art and antiquities. After their divorce she continued as an art dealer specializing in Asian art and artifacts.[3] She lived in Japan from 1958 to 1974, collecting works from throughout Asia (including India and Nepal)[4] to sell in New York City during her annual visits. She sold, gave, or loaned items and artworks to the British Museum,[5] the Dallas Museum of Art,[6] the Philadelphia Museum of Art,[7] the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[8] the Freer Gallery of Art,[9] and other institutions, and to private collectors.[10] She spoke to women's groups about her work.[11][12]
Art dealer Robert H. Ellsworth was one of her protegees; he worked for her in New York City as a teenager.[13]
Publications
[edit]Personal life and legacy
[edit]Boney married Dutch art dealer Jan Kleykamp in 1924; they divorced in 1936.[15] She died in 1988, at her home in New York City, at the age of 87.[16] The executor and chief beneficiary of her three-million-dollar estate, John Fong, was convicted of tampering with public records regarding an insurance claim shortly after her death, and there were public accusations that he isolated Boney in her last years.[2] Fong continued collecting and displaying Chinese art, based in part on his connection with Boney.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rich Man's Children Neglected; Found in Building at Atlantic City; May Be Taken from Mother". New-York Tribune. January 21, 1906. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Fazlollah, Mark (March 6, 1989). "A deceased art dealer's friends cry foul". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Geniesse, Jane (January 31, 1980). "Furniture Collectors and their Treasures from China". The New York Times. pp. 1, C6.
- ^ Folan, Lucie (March 2019). "Wisdom of the Goddess: Uncovering the Provenance of a Twelfth-Century Indian Sculpture at the National Gallery of Australia". Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals. 15 (1): 23–24. doi:10.1177/1550190619832383. ISSN 1550-1906.
- ^ "Miss Alice Boney" The British Museum.
- ^ "[Chinese Paintings Lent By Alice Boney checklist]". Chinese Paintings Lent By Alice Boney, November 5–26, 1950. 1950. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ "Chinese Galleries". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ "Noh robe (Nuihaku) with Design of Butterflies and Miscanthus Grass in Mist". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ "Document box". National Museum of Asian Art. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ Watt, James C. Y.; Ford, Barbara Brennan (1991). East Asian Lacquer: The Florence and Herbert Irving Collection. Metropolitan Museum of Art. pp. viii. ISBN 978-0-87099-622-1.
- ^ "Dragon Robes Topic for Club Art Unit". Mount Vernon Argus. March 19, 1953. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Art Group to Hear Lecture Oct. 30". Mount Vernon Argus. September 19, 1952. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Weber, Bruce. "Robert H. Ellsworth is Dead at 85 After a Life Devoted to Chinese Art" The New York Times (August 7, 2014).
- ^ Boney, Alice. "Of Qi Baishi." Orientations (1989): 80-84.
- ^ Duncan, Gerald (November 11, 1936). "Court Thumbs Over Hitch Hiking Romance". Daily News. p. 92 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Anderson, Susan Heller. "Alice Boney, Major Dealer of Art from China and Japan, Dies at 87" The New York Times (December 23, 1988): 28.
- ^ Caba, Susan (May 29, 1998). "Carvings coaxed to life by the impressive skill of Chinese craftsmen". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 144 – via Newspapers.com.