邓肯·菲利普斯(Duncan Phillips,1886—1966)是美国重要的收藏家、艺术运动的支持者、艺术批评家及美学家。他于1918年创建了菲利普斯纪念艺术馆(The Phillips Memorial Art Gallery),最初的动机在于纪念刚刚去世的父兄,他们均对菲利普斯的生活产生过重要影响。将这座机构设定为一座公共美术馆的原因在于:菲利普斯想借此表达对艺术的热爱、阐释艺术的热情、对艺术教育的浓厚兴趣。 Duncan Phillips (1886-1966) is an important American collector, art movement supporter, art critic and esthetician. He founded The Phillips Memorial Art Gallery in 1918, initially motivated by the memory of just-deceased fathers and elders, who all had an important influence on Phillips’s life. The reason for setting this institution as a public art museum is that Phillips wanted to express his love for art, his enthusiasm for art and his interest in art education.