Maxim Karolik

Maxim Karolik (November 21, 1893 – December 20, 1963) was an opera singer for the Petrograd Grand Opera. He was an art collector and married into one of Boston, Massachusetts's wealthiest families.[1][2]

Maxim Karolik
BornNovember 21, 1893
Akkerman, Bessarabia, Russian Empire
DiedDecember 20, 1963(1963-12-20) (aged 70)
Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
OccupationSinger
Known forArt collecting
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1928; died 1948)​

Early life

He was born on November 21, 1893 in Akkerman, Ukraine.[1] He met Martha Catharine Codman in Washington, DC. They married on February 2, 1928 in the French Riviera.[3][2]

He made a hobby of collecting early American antiques and art. Karolik was guided in his purchases by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, to which he later donated his collection. He was largely responsible for spurring interest in early 19th-century American art. In addition, Karolik purchased, for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, one well-known American textile, the Pictorial Quilt 1898 stitched by Harriet Powers (MFA accession no. 64.619).

Career

Karolik recorded Russian Art Songs, thirty songs collected in a three-album set from Unicorn Records in Boston. A 48-page book that came with the album set included an introductory essay by Nicholas Slonimsky titled "Russian Music in Art Songs."

He donated his art collection in 1939 to the Museum of Fine Arts.[4]

His wife died in 1948.[2] He traveled from his home in Newport, Rhode Island to Manhattan for a meeting. He died on December 20, 1963 at Trafalgar Hospital in Manhattan, New York City.[1]

References
  1. "Maxim Karolik, Art Patron, Dies. Collector Gave Americana To Boston Museum Many Artists Represented Returned At Start Of War". New York Times. December 21, 1963.
  2. "Mrs. Karolik, 92, Art Patron, Dies. Newport Leader and Husband Gave $400,000 Collection of Americana Museum". New York Times. April 22, 1948.
  3. "Martha C. Codman Is Married in France To Karolik, Former Petrograd Opera Tenor". New York Times. February 16, 1928.
  4. "Boston Museum Gets 18th Century Art. Maxim Karoliks Give $400,000 American Collection". New York Times. January 23, 1939.

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