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Martin A. Ryerson, one of the Chicago Art Institute's founding trustees, was perhaps the single most important donor to the Art Institute's collections as well as the donor of its library. Ryerson traveled throughout the world, attending art auctions and visiting galleries — always adding to the museum's collections by his own gifts and gaining additional funding from a circle of wealthy friends. Martin A. Ryerson was the son of lumber baron Martin Ryerson who started his business in Muskegon in the 1840's. The elder Ryerson subsequently established lumber yards in Kenosha, Wisconsin and in Chicago, permanently moving there in 1851. He made a fortune in the lumber trade, supplemented by shrewd investments in Chicago real estate, local banks, and the Elgin Watch Company. In addition to the Chicago Art Institute, the younger Ryerson was also a major donor to the University of Chicago and served as President of the University's Board of Trustees from 1892 until 1922.

 

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