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The de Young Museum, formally the M. H. de Young Memorial Museum, is a fine arts museum located in San Francisco, California, named for early San Francisco newspaperman M. H. de Young. Located in Golden Gate Park, it is a component of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, along with the Legion of Honor.
FAMSF logo, 2024 The de Young Museum, part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco The Legion of Honor, part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF), comprising the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park, is the largest public arts institution in the city of San Francisco.
M. H. de Young and the San Francisco Chronicle in 1885. In San Francisco, de Young and his brother, Charles de Young (1846–1880), founded the Daily Dramatic Chronicle newspaper, first published on January 17, 1865, with the loan of a twenty dollar gold piece which Michael received from his landlord.
Exhibition: "Tamara de Lempicka," at the de Young in San Francisco (through February 5), and at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (March 9-May 26)Catalogue: "Tamara de Lempicka" (Yale University ...
In 1893, M. H. de Young, a San Francisco local who attended the Chicago World Fair, realized that California could reap major benefits from hosting its own world fair.De Young envisioned a world fair in the middle of winter, where people from the frigid East coast and all over the world could enjoy the nice crisp weather of California, along with its bountiful opportunities. [7]
Charles de Young (January 8, 1846 – April 23, 1880) was an American journalist and businessman. He, along with his younger brother M. H. de Young, founded the newspaper The Daily Dramatic Chronicle, which became the San Francisco Chronicle, and was its editor-in-chief.
It was merged with the M. H. de Young Memorial Museum in 1972 and became the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. [4] Spreckels was president of the San Francisco and San Mateo Electric Railway, vice-president of the Western Sugar Company and the Oceanic Steamship Company, and was a director of the Sunset Monarch Company. He served as a San ...
The Legion of Honor, formally known as the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, is an art museum in San Francisco, California.Located in Lincoln Park, the Legion of Honor is a component of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF), which also administers the de Young Museum. [1]