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Collector · Donor

Janet Daniels Schenck

1883–1976

Collector and donor. Lived at New York. Gave to Josephine C. Whitford.

Life and work

  1. 1928
    Said to have bought the Golgoi votive head on the New York art market.

    New YorkMichael C. Carlos Museum,…

  2. 1976
    Gift to Josephine C. Whitford (provenance: 'by descent' and 'received as a gift from Schenck, 1976').

    New YorkMichael C. Carlos Museum,…

Connections

2 people

Sales, gifts & bequests

Colleagues & contacts

Objects

  • Votive head, Archaic, oolitic marl limestone, 9.5 x 5.1 x 6 cm; said to be from the sanctuary at Golgoi

    From Golgoi (said)Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University 2020.003.0011976Michael C. Carlos Museum,…

Sources

  1. 1.Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Votive Head, 2020.003.001. Michael C. Carlos Museum. Online
  2. 2.Michael C. Carlos Museum online collection, reg. 2020.003.002 (Bowl).