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Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
Art collector, Visual Artist
1875 – 1942
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Who was Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney?
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney was an American sculptor, art patron and collector, and founder in 1931 of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. She was a prominent social figure and hostess, who was born into the wealthy Vanderbilt family and married into the Whitney family.
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- Born
- Jan 9, 1875
New York City - Also known as
- Вандербильт Уитни, Гертруда
- Гертруда Вандербильт Уитни
- Parents
- Spouses
- Harry Payne Whitney
(1896/08/25 - )
- Harry Payne Whitney
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Brearley School
- Art Students League of New York
- Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- Apr 18, 1942
New York City - Resting place
- Woodlawn Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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