Israel Sack | |
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,_American_antiques_dealer,_in_1953.png) Sack in 1953 | |
| Born | September 15, 1883 Kaunas, Lithuania, Russian Empire |
| Died | May 4, 1959 (aged 75) Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupation | Antiques dealer |
| Known for | Supplying antique furniture to America's major private and museum collections |
| Children | 3, including Albert |
Israel Sack (September 15, 1883 – May 4, 1959) was a Lithuanian American antiques dealer specializing in early American furniture.[1] Sack was instrumental in developing the private collections of Henry Ford, Henry Francis du Pont, Ima Hogg, and other leading collectors and supplying the Americana collections of "virtually every major museum in the country" per The New York Times.[2] According to The Washington Post, Sack's firm was "reputed to have invented the American antique market."[3]
- ^ Stillinger, Elizabeth (February 2000). "Sack, Israel (1883-1959), antiques dealer". American National Biography Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1701547. ISBN 978-0-19-860669-7.
- ^ Reif, Rita (1983-10-27). "Israel Sack's Heirs Share His Genius for Fine Antiques". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ Conroy, Sarah Booth (1987-11-15). "The American Antiques Angler". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2022-09-16.