John de Menil | |
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![]() John de Menil with Andy Warhol, Montreal, 1968 | |
Born | Jean Marie Joseph Menu de Ménil January 4, 1904 Paris, France |
Died | June 1, 1973 Houston, Texas | (aged 69)
Spouse | |
Children | 5 (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]
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