Spencer Hays (July 14, 1936 – March 1, 2017) was an American businessman and art collector.
[1] Additionally, Hays founded Tom James Co., a fine clothing firm, in 1966.
[3] He purchased Oxxford Clothes, high-end men's suit and sport coat manufacturer, in 1994.
[3] The donation includes paintings by Pierre Bonnard, Édouard Vuillard, Maurice Denis, Odilon Redon, Edgar Degas, Gustave Caillebotte, Camille Corot, Aristide Maillol, Amedeo Modigliani and Albert Marquet.
[3] As a result, French president François Hollande thanked them for it and made them Commanders of the Legion of Honour.
[9] On July 10, 2019, a second donation of 106 pièces of art (40 paintings, 47 drawings and 19 sculptures) of Bonnard, Vuillard, Maurice Denis, Félix Vallotton, Georges Lacombe, Édouard Manet, Émile Bernard, Camille Claudel, Odilon Redon, Robert Delaunay, Henri Matisse or Modigliani was given by Marlene Spencer to the Musée d'Orsay.