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Mary Millicent Abigail Rogers (* 1. Februar 1902 in Manhattan, New York County, USA; † 1. Januar 1953 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA) war eine US-amerikanische Schmuckdesignerin, Kunstsammlerin und Aktivistin. Sie gehörte zu den ersten Prominenten, die sich für die Bürgerrechte der amerikanischen Ureinwohner einsetzten. Inhaltsverzeichnis.
Mary Millicent Abigail Rogers (February 1, 1902 – January 1, 1953), better known as Millicent Rogers, was a socialite, heiress, fashion icon, jewelry designer and art collector. She was the granddaughter of Standard Oil tycoon Henry Huttleston Rogers, and an heiress to his wealth. [1]
Millicent Rogers (1902-1953) grew up in New York within privilege and wealth and she was often referred to in the press as the “Standard Oil Heiress,” since it was her grandfather, H.H. Rogers, who was the co-founder with John D. Rockefeller of the Standard Oil Trust. Rogers’ life, before Taos, includes the things one would expect, such ...
12. Mai 2016 · May 12, 2016. LOS ANGELES — Throughout her whirlwind romances with some of the most famous men of her time, the Standard Oil heiress, socialite and fashion heroine Millicent Rogers was a...
27. Juli 2020 · Millicent — still compromised by her childhood illness — died in 1953 in New Mexico, aged just 50. She left the Port of Missing Men to her eldest son, Peter, and today it is owned by his widow, the Countess Wiltraud (Willa) von Salm-Hoogstraeten, who sometimes makes it available for fundraising events.
The Millicent Rogers Museum is an art museum in Taos, New Mexico, founded in 1956 by the family of Millicent Rogers. Initially the artworks were from the multi-cultural collections of Millicent Rogers and her mother, Mary B. Rogers, who donated many of the first pieces of Taos Pueblo art.
The museum is named after Millicent Rogers, a fashionista and patron of the arts who settled in Taos, New Mexico. It showcases her jewelry collection and other objects from Native American, Hispanic, and Anglo cultures of the region.
