Perkins, Mabel

Notes:

Mabel Perkins was born on July 26, 1880. She received her B.A. degree from Vassar about 1900. Her mother is considered the founder of the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Miss Perkins was President of the Art Museum which remained her chief interest all her life. She was a noted collector of prints, and gave many of them during her lifetime to the Art Museum. As a girl she developed a strong interest in the works of Albrecht Durer. She died in 1974.

Date Created:

1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries

Subject Topic:

Michigan--History, Local histories, Memoirs, Oral histories (document genre), Grand Rapids (Mich.), Personal narratives, Heritage Hill (Grand Rapids, Mich.), Grand Valley State University, and Women

Language:

eng

Rights:

<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a>

URL:

https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/22619