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Article: Treasure chest of exhibits.(ARTS)(2002 FALL ARTS PREVIEW: ART)

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September 14, 2002
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Byline: Joanna Shaw-Eagle, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Steel heir Duncan Phillips (1886-1966), artist Jacob Kainen (1909-2001) and George Hewitt Myers (1875-1957), the inheritor of a pharmaceuticals fortune, were dedicated to - even obsessive about - collecting art in their lifetimes.

Their individual passions command three of the most challenging and handsome shows of the fall season's art scene: "Pierre Bonnard: Early and Late" (Phillips Collection, Sept. 22 through Jan. 19); "An Artist's Artists: Jacob Kainen's Collection From Rembrandt to David Smith" (National Gallery of Art, Sept. 22 through Jan. 5) and "The Classical Tradition in Anatolian Carpets" ...

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