page_title: Duncan Phillips (art collector)
hierarchical_section_title: Duncan Phillips (art collector)
caption_attribution_description: English: The Phillips Collection, America's first museum of modern art, located at 1600 21st Street, NW in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1921 by Duncan Phillips, the museum is housed in three adjoining buildings including Phillips' Georgian Revival home. The Duncan Phillips House (center), designed by architects Hornblower and Marshall in 1897, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a contributing property to the Dupont Circle Historic District. The Embassy of India, also known as the Thomas Murray House, is the building seen on the left.
context_page_description: Duncan Phillips was a Washington, D.C., based art collector and critic who played a seminal role in introducing modern art to America. The grandson of James H. Laughlin, a banker and co-founder of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company, Phillips was born in Pittsburgh and moved with his family to Washington, D.C. in 1895.
context_section_description: Duncan Phillips (26 June 1886–9 May 1966) was a Washington, D.C., based art collector and critic who played a seminal role in introducing modern art to America. The grandson of James H. Laughlin, a banker and co-founder of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company, Phillips was born in Pittsburgh and moved with his family to Washington, D.C. in 1895.
caption: The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., houses nearly 3,000 works by American and European impressionist and modern artists, assembled principally by Duncan Phillips
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