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23. Dez. 2017 · SIZE. 13.5. MB. In 1894, Abby Aldrich, the outgoing, impulsive daughter of Rhode Island’s Senator Nelson Aldrich, met Brown University student John D. Rockefeller, Jr., the shy and reserved heir to the Standard Oil fortune. This unlikely pair fell in love, but only seven years later did John feel confident enough to….
In the late 1920s, three progressive and influential patrons of the arts, Lillie P. Bliss, Mary Quinn Sullivan, and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, perceived a need to challenge the conservative policies of traditional museums and to establish an institution devoted exclusively to modern art. They, along with additional original trustees A. Conger Goodyear, Paul Sachs, Frank Crowninshield, and ...
Other articles where Abby Aldrich Rockefeller is discussed: John D. Rockefeller, Jr.: In 1901 Rockefeller married Abby Greene Aldrich (1874–1948), daughter of U.S. Senator Nelson W. Aldrich. As an art collector, she was instrumental in the founding of the Museum of Modern Art. They had six children—a daughter, Abby (1903–76), and five sons: John D. III, Nelson A., Laurance S., Winthrop,…
13. Apr. 2017 · April 13, 2017. A Ming-dynasty buddha Amitabha, made of gilt bronze, gleams at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller garden in Seal Harbor, Maine. Photo: Larry Lederman/Courtesy of the Monacelli press ...
Abby Greene Aldrich Rockefeller (1874-1948) Abby Greene Aldrich Rockefeller was the fourth of ten children of Abby Pearce Truman Chapman and Nelson Aldrich, who built his fortune in the sugar and rubber trade, banking, and public utilities. Aldrich was also an influential United States Senator from Rhode Island for thirty years.
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden. The 2024 summer season runs from July 9 through September 8. The garden opens from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday; Fridays and Sundays are member days. Reservations are required and can be made beginning May 6 for Preserve members and May 20 for non-members. 2024 Garden reservations for members.
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 ...
