Bud C. Holland was born in the son of the antique dealer Charles Holland in Chicago.[1] He attended Drake University and the University of Illinois. He fought in World War II as a Army Air Corps combat pilot..[1] He married Helyn Goldenberg.[2]
Art dealing edit
B. C. Holland Gallery (1957-1994) was founded by Bud C. Holland and Noah Goldowsky, and was initially known as the Holland-Goldowsky Gallery. It held exhibitions and sold artwork for Chicago artists and many artists of the New York School. Holland bought out his partner and renamed the gallery the B. C. Holland Gallery in August 1961. The gallery closed upon Holland's death in 1994.[3]
Holland was friend and advisor to the art collectors Ann et Jim Christensen[4]
Holland died in December 1994 at the age of 72. He was survived by his wife, Claire; sons Bradley and Glenn Holland and Steven Handelman; a daughter, Michelle Handelman; a daughter-in-law, Michelle Holland; a sister, Evelyn Ornstein; and four grandchildren..[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "B.C. HOLLAND, 72, GALLERY OWNER". Chicago Tribune. 1994-12-31. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ "Collector's Corner: Helyn Goldenberg – THE SEEN". Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ "A Finding Aid to the B. C. Holland Gallery records, 1942-1991, bulk 1959-1965 | Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution". www.aaa.si.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ "Collection Ann et Jim Christensen : la puissance de la ligne | Gazette Drouot". gazette-drouot.com (in French). 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2023-11-08.