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Throughout the Museum of Modern Art's nascency, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller's presence at the institution was ubiquitous. For 16 years she was the steady hand at the helm, having honed her executive ...
Rockefeller married Abby on October 9, 1901, in what was seen at the time as the consummate marriage of capitalism and politics. She was a daughter of Senator Aldrich and Abigail Pearce Truman "Abby" Chapman. Moreover, their wedding was the major social event of its time – one of the most lavish of the Gilded Age.
Abigail Aldrich Rockefeller (born 1943) is an American feminist, ecologist, and member of the Rockefeller family. She was a member of Cell 16 , a radical feminist organization, in the 1970s. She also founded the Clivus Multrum company, which manufactures composting toilets .
1. Jan. 2000 · Abby Aldrich Rockefeller used her public role as the daughter and wife of well-known and powerful men of politics and industry to exercise philanthropic leadership. She was a cultural reformer, her mission to democratize the art to which she had been so privileged. Art, she believed, had the power to transform lives. With this notion, relentless energy, and care, she founded the first American ...
Nelson A. Rockefeller's love for art, and especially for contemporary art, originated with his mother, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. She displayed her eclectic collection on the seventh floor of the Rockefeller home where Nelson grew up, and during his time at Dartmouth, she granted Nelson an art collecting allowance to cultivate his independent passion for collecting. [2]
The Land & Garden Preserve cares for three distinct gardens; Asticou Azalea Garden, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden and Thuya Garden along with 1,000 acres of natural lands. Use Garden Explorer to access plant information from our IrisBG plant records database.
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 1939, and several other family members have been ...
