David D. and Andrea Holbrook Collection, 20th century
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 7 Items
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
AARLCC Special Collections, Broward County Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
The Holbrook Collection consists of 7 West African items. It includes 6 masks from Burkino Faso and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and 1 Dogon figure from the Republic of Mali.
- Biographical / historical:
David Holbrook (1938-2023) worked as the Co-President of Marsh & McClellan Insurance Company in New York City until his retirement in 2001. In 1999 he married Andrea Kline-Greif. While Holbrook was a highly accomplished businessman, his passion was for the arts. He amassed an impressive and important collection of West African artifacts and sculptures, which will be donated to Yale. As Chair of the Theater Development Fund he steered the move of TKTS from the trailer in Times Square to the iconic stars that bear his name. In addition to TDF, David served on the boards of the Joffrey Ballet, The Orchestra of St. Lukes, City Center, The Joyce Theater and The Noguchi Museum.
- Acquisition information:
- David D. and Andrea Holbrook donated the materials to the Broward Public Library Foundation in December 2002. The Foundation transferred the materials to the AARLCC Special Collections in 2003 (Accession AARLCC-2002.10).
- Processing information:
This collection received item level processing and finding aid was created by Erin Purdy in April 2026. This finding aid may be updated to reflect new descriptions as well as acquisitions to the collection.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Art objects, African
Masks
Masks, African
Access and use
- Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
- Preferred citation:
AARLCC Special Collections, Broward County Library.
- Location of this collection:
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African American Research Library and Cultural Center, Broward County Library2650 Sistrunk BoulevardFort LauderdaleFL33311USA
