Paul Tishman
Paul Tishman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1900 |
| Died | 1996 (aged 95–96) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Real estate developer |
| Spouse | Ruth Worms |
| Children | Ellen Rosenthal Jean Harrison |
| Parent | Julius Tishman |
| Family | Robert Tishman (nephew) John L. Tishman (nephew) |
Paul Tishman (1900–1996) was a real-estate developer and a collector of African art. Paul Tishman was a member of the long established New York construction and real estate family whose independent development company did major projects in the New York area.
Early life and education
[edit]Tishman was born to a Jewish family in 1900, one of five sons of Julius Tishman. In 1921, he graduated from Harvard University.[1] He also did graduate work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Columbia University.[2][3]
Career
[edit]In 1924, Tishman joined the Tishman Realty and Construction Company which was founded by his father in 1898 where he rose to the rank of senior vice president and director.[3] In 1949, he left Tishman Realty and formed his own construction company, Paul Tishman Inc. His company focused on urban renewal and the building of university, hospital, and government buildings.[3] His firm was responsible for the construction of Washington Square Village (although the project was halted due after only two buildings were completed due to local opposition; it was eventually completed by New York University); the Student Art Center at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, the Ravenswood Houses in Astoria, Queens, and Concord Village in Brooklyn.[3] Tishman retired in 1969.[3]
Philanthropy
[edit]Tishman served as a director of the Urban League, the Legal Aid Society, the New York League for the Hard of Hearing, and was a member of the visiting committee of the primitive art department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Tishman predeceased his wife of 70 years, the former Ruth Worms (1905-1999); two daughters, Ellen Rosenthal and Jean Harrison, and six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.[3][4] Tishman was a collector of African art; his collection was acquired by Walt Disney Productions In 2005, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art received the Walt Disney-Tishman Collection of 525 works spanning most major African art styles and 75 cultures.[5][6]
Allan Sherman parodied Tishman on his last Warner Brothers release (Togetherness, 1967) in the song "If I Were A Tishman" ("All day long I'd buildy-buildy build, if I were a building man...") to the tune of "If I Were a Rich Man" from Fiddler on the Roof.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Kann, Peter R.; Bruce L. Paisner (March 28, 1963). "Mystery Backer of Top MTA Bid May Be Tishman Realty Empire". Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
Two leading members of the Tishman complex, Paul '21 and Norman '22 are Harvard graduates.
- ^ Jewish Virtual Library: TISHMAN retrieved August 1, 2012
- ^ a b c d e f g New York Times: "Paul Tishman, 96, a Developer And a Collector of African Art" By JOHN HOLUSHA August 22, 1996
- ^ New York Times: "Paid Notice: Deaths TISHMAN, RUTH W." September 28, 1999
- ^ "The Walt Disney - Tishman African Art Collection: Introduction". Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ Cotter, Holland (1 June 2007). "Out of Africa, Eclectic Visions". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ A recording of the song is on You Tube. That website You Tube also has a bunch of videos of cats doing things.
Further reading
[edit]- Vogel, Susan (1981). For spirits and kings: African art from the Paul and Ruth Tishman collection. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 0870992678.
