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Whitney, Gertrude Vanderbilt (1875–1942)American sculptor, patron of the arts, and philanthropist who founded the Whitney Museum of American Art . Name variations: Mrs. Henry Payne Whitney; Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney; Mrs. H.P. Whitney. Source for information on Whitney, Gertrude Vanderbilt (1875–1942): Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia dictionary.
The heiress of the immense Vanderbilt fortune, and wife of businessman Harry Payne Whitney, in 1896 she took up marble sculpture, which she initially practised under a pseudonym. Her travels took her to Europe and in particular Paris, where she admired and was strongly influenced by the achievements of Auguste Rodin ( Paganism Immortal, 1907).
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (* 9. Januar 1875 in New York City; † 18. April 1942, ebenda) war eine US-amerikanische Bildhauerin und Kunstmäzenin. Sie hat das Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City gestiftet. Leben Familiensitz The Breakers (Rückseite) ...
26 de ene. de 2024 · Dining Studio Bar and Frenchette Bakery at the Whitney Group visits For schools and groups of 10+ ... Memorial Exhibition: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. Jan 26–Feb 28, 1943 Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney 6 works in the collection View artist. Sign up ...
13 de feb. de 2023 · Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney once wrote that one of her earliest memories was her longing to be a boy because she felt they got to do more. At age 4, noticing that her brothers didn’t have long hair, she thought she could fix the problem by cutting off her curls, only to find herself severely punished.
Gertrude was one of six children of Cornelius and Alice Gwynn Vanderbilt. In 1896 Gertrude married banker and sportsman Harry Payne Whitney (1872-1930) and shortly thereafter began to devote herself to her art. Her ultimate success and status as an American sculptor belied initial public amusement at the notion of a talented wealthy society matron.
As the art studio and salon of the sculptor and arts patron Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875–1942), the Whitney Studio was at the center of the development of the early modern art movement in America, borne out of Mrs. Whitney’s tremendous advocacy on behalf of living American artists.
