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Benjamin Altman (July 12, 1840 – October 7, 1913) was a New York City department store owner and art collector who is best known today for his large art collection, which he donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Benjamin Altman (born July 12, 1840, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Oct. 7, 1913, New York) was an American merchant, art collector, and philanthropist who established one of the world’s great department stores, B. Altman & Co.
The company was founded by Benjamin Altman in 1865. His first store opened that year on the corner of 10th Street and Third Avenue in Manhattan. The store was moved to 621 Sixth Avenue in 1877. The new Neo-Grec building was initially designed by architects John and David Jardine.
Sep 23, 2011 · Benjamin Altman (born July 12, 1840 in New York City; died October 7, 1913 in New York City), the son of Bavarian-Jewish immigrant parents, was born in New York City in 1840 and at the age of twenty-five founded what would become B. Altman & Company, one of the city’s premier and most successful department stores.
- Jeanne Abrams
The mission of the Altman Foundation reflects much of the personality and vision of its founder, Benjamin Altman. Altman was born on the Lower East Side in 1840 to immigrant parents. He was a unique and generous individual whose dry goods store, B. Altman & Co., founded in 1865 on Third Avenue at 10th Street, became a major department store.
tale of a hardworking son of immigrants achieving prominence, influence and wealth. Although he was an extraordinarily successful retailer, entrepreneur, art collec. or and a thoughtful and significant phil.
Benjamin Altman was a very private man and although a contemporary of major early twentieth century philanthropists, he is not well known. A handful of emerging leaders established significant philanthropic foundations in New York City between 1907 and 1913.
