Harry Bakwin

Harry Bakwin (died 1973) was a famous New York pediatrician.

In 1925 Bakwin married Dr. Ruth Morris Bakwin, who was an heir to some of the fortunes made by the Chicago meat-packing industry. Shortly after their marriage, Bakwin and his wife began procuring many famous paintings, known as the Bakwin Collection. Included in those paintings was Van Gogh's painting, "Madame Ginoux". The painting was held in the collection by Bakwin's son, until it was sold by Christie's for over $40 million [ [http://news.softpedia.com/news/Van-Gogh-s-Madame-Ginoux-to-be-sold-for-at-least-40-million-17396.shtml Van Gogh's Madame Ginoux to Be Sold for at Least $40 million] ] .

The Bakwin Collection

The Bakwins traveled to Europe every year with their four children, and bought art to display in their Manhattan town house [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/22/arts/design/22gogh.html Parting With the Family van Gogh] ] . The Bakwin Collection included the following artists:

*Van Gogh
*Matisse
*Cézanne
*Gauguin
*Modigliani
*Picasso

Writing

As a pediatrician, Bakwin authored many articles relevant to children, often with his wife. "Body Build in Infants" compared the external dimensions of sick infants with dimensions in healthy children [ [http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=435757&blobtype=pdf Body Build in Infants] ] .

Bakwin and his wife co-authored an early piece on cluttering in 1952, years before cluttering was commonly discussed. Bakwin observed that clutterers could temporarily overcome their speech defect when they tried to do so ["COMMON SENSE IS BACK: You And Your Child," by Marcia Winn, "Charleston Daily Mail", June 29, 1952, page 30.] .

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