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Emily Wells Brown
In her will, Marion Koogler McNay named her friend Emily Wells Brown as one of the seven original trustees, who would oversee the transition of the McNay house and collection to an art museum. More

Mary and Sylvan Lang
In 1975, the gift of the Mary and Sylvan Lang Collection greatly enriched the McNay Art Museum. More

Thomas Baker Slick Jr.
Born in Clarion, Pennsylvania, Tom Slick was the son of Berenice Frates and Thomas Baker Slick, one of the most famous independent oil operators in the Southwest. More

Jane and Arthur Stieren
Ranchers, collectors of modern art, opera patrons, and philanthropists, Jane and Arthur Stieren have made contributions to the McNay that attest to their strong belief in special exhibitions as the lifeblood of an art museum. More

Jerry Lawson
Geraldine "Jerry" Glasscock was born in 1920 about the time that her father, famed wildcatter Gus Glasscock, started his oil drilling business in the Somerset Field, southwest of San Antonio. More

Margaret Batts Tobin
Born in Bastrop, Texas, Margaret Batts attended the University of Texas and married Edgar G. Tobin in 1926. A World War I ace pilot, Tobin made his fortune in the 1920s doing aerial mapping surveys for oil leases. More

Robert Lynn Batts Tobin
In 1984, the Tobin Theatre Arts Gallery, along with the Art Reference Library, opened on the occasion of Robert Tobin's 50th birthday. More

Dr. and Mrs. Frederic G. Oppenheimer
Frederic Goldstein Oppenheimer (1881–1963) was born in San Antonio. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas in 1902 and a medical degree at Columbia University in 1906. More


 
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