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Arthur Tilden Jeffress (born 1905, Brentford, Middlesex; died 1961) was colorful and influential gallery owner, collector, and patron of the arts in post war Britain.〔The Burlington Magazine, vol. 151, no. 1270, pg 31〕 In the pre-war years he was one of Britain's Bright Young Things. He died in 1961 and left his art collection to the Tate and Southampton City Art Gallery. ==Early life== Arthur was born on November 21, 1905. He was the second son of Stella and Albert Jeffress of Charlotte, Virginia, USA. His older brother, Joseph Randolph Jeffress, was born in 1900. His father, Albert Jeffress, was in the tobacco business and in 1902 helped to form the British American Tobacco (BAT) company - a joint venture between the UK’s Imperial Tobacco and The American Tobacco Company. Albert became a director of the company at its formation and later become Deputy Chairman.〔Ford, Bacon and Davis, Engineers, ''Poor's Manual of Industries, Second Edition,''1911, page 682'〕 BAT was headquartered in London and Albert moved his family to England so that he could help run the new company. The Jeffress family lived at Kenton Grange, a 27-acre estate in Kenton, Middlesex.〔RS Brown, ''Kenton Hamlet and District Volume9,'' 1979 page 10-13〕 Arthur was educated at Harrow and later attended Cambridge.〔Roster of American Field Service Volunteers 1939-1945, by College Afflication〕 In 1925, Albert unexpectedly died while returning from a business trip to China. He left the majority of his estate to his wife, two sons and his sister, Anita Jeffress Hill of Berkeley, California.〔''Bulk of Manufacturer's Estate goes to Wife and Sons,"'' New York Times, August 31, 1926〕 The family stayed in England and Kenton Grange remained the family home until well after WW2. The brothers continued to thrive in pre-war Britain. They were especially interested in the glamorous cars of the day. Randolph became an amateur racer - having a Bugatti and a 1929 Supercharged Alfa Romeo.〔Motor Sport, ''"The 500-Mile Race,'' November 1930, Page 4; Club News, July 1931, Page 33〕 Arthur appeared to be more interested in the aesthetics of automotive design vs the raw horse power of racing engines. His first car was a Kissel and at the age of 28 he acquired a two-seater Rolls-Royce 20/25 convertible (GGA29).〔Tom C. Clarke, ''"The Rolls Royce 20/25 HP, Second Edition'' A Complete Classics Publication, Page 178〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arthur Jeffress」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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