William Thomas Gilcrease (February William Thomas Gilcrease (February 8, – May 6, ) was an American oilman, art collector, and philanthropist. During his lifetime, Gilcrease collected more than 10, artworks, , Native American artifacts and , rare books and documents, including the only surviving certified copy of the Declaration of Independence.
During his life Gilcrease An oilman and the founder of the Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art of Tulsa (Gilcrease Museum), William Thomas Gilcrease, the eldest child of William Lee Gilcrease and Mary Elizabeth Vowell, was born February 8, , at Robiline, Louisiana.
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Gilcrease Museum was founded in as a private museum by Tulsa oilman Thomas Gilcrease (), who amassed the nation’s most comprehensive collection of art of the American West, as well as major collections of historical documents and artifacts. Born in Louisiana in 1890, Mr. Thomas Gilcrease was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in Rooted in nature, self-educated in Western classics, appreciative of Native American mysticism and wise in the ways of the oil business; these are just of few of the qualities attributed to the paradox known as Thomas Gilcrease.
Born in Robiline, Louisiana, in 1890, Born in , Thomas Gilcrease was the oldest of fourteen children and learned the value of hard work early in his youth. As a boy, he loved to read—a hobby that correlated with his inquisitive mind. His early education took place in a one-room schoolhouse in Indian Territory.
William Thomas Gilcrease was an His passion for the history and art of the American West culminated in his opening a small gallery at his Tulsa estate, now the internationally recognized Gilcrease Museum, which houses one of the world’s most outstanding collections of Western art and Americana.
Born in 1890, Thomas Gilcrease Born William Thomas Gilcrease February 8, Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana Died May 6, (aged 72) Tulsa, Oklahoma Nationality U.S.A. Occupation Oilman Years active - Known for Founder of Gilcrease Museum.
The story of Thomas Biography. Thomas Percy Gilcrease/Gilchrist was born about in either South Carolina (per 18Census) or Lowndes County, Alabama (per Census.) In the earlier census records the name is spelled Gilcrease, but by the name is spelled Gilchrist and this is the variation his children used.