Samuel H. Kress

Kress was born in Cherryville, Pennsylvania . He worked as a Schoolteacher before going into business. In 1887 he opened a "stationary and notions" store in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania . As the business prospered he used his profits into starting additional stores, naming the chain S. H. Kress & Co.

Kress was a lover of Art , especially that of the Italian Renaissance . In 1929 he established the Kress Foundation to promote understanding and appreciation of European art in the United States.

Kress was a major early donor to the U.S. National Gallery Of Art . He also donated art to over 40 other U.S. Museum s.

Samuel H. Kress died in New York City .

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