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Mary Billings French (1910–1997), who married Laurence Rockefeller, son of John Davison Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller; Elizabeth "Liz" French (1912–1976), who married Ethan A. Hitchcock in 1937. He was a lawyer and direct descendant of Ethan Allen through Allen's grandson, Ethan Allen Hitchcock. Descendants
The Rockefellers and the road to Modern Art. David Rockefeller’s outstanding collection of paintings was greatly influenced by the advice of Alfred Barr, the first director of MoMA. John Elderfield, a former curator at the museum, tells the story of the two men’s friendship. David Rockefeller in the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden ...
24. Jan. 2012 · Rockefeller, Abby Aldrich, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.), Art patrons, Folk art Publisher New York : Random House Collection internetarchivebooks; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English
In 1929 Bliss founded The Museum of Modern Art with Mary Quinn Sullivan and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. 1 She had been a financial supporter of the 1913 Armory Show, of which her friend, artist Arthur B. Davies, was a main organizer, and she had purchased multiple works from the show. Another major buyer at the Armory Show was John Quinn, who ...
The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum (AARFAM) is the United States' first [1] and the world's oldest continually operated museum dedicated to the preservation, collection, and exhibition of American folk art. [2] Located just outside the historic boundary of Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, AARFAM was founded with a collection donated ...
Laurance Rockefeller. Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (May 26, 1910 – July 11, 2004) was an American businessman, financier, philanthropist, and conservationist. Rockefeller was the third son and fourth child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. As a trustee of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, he provided venture capital for ...
Photo courtesy of the Rockefeller Archive Center. New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) opened in 1929 through the efforts of three women, including Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, mother of the five founding RBF trustees. It has been a significant interest of the Rockefeller family ever since. Nelson Rockefeller served as president beginning in ...
