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Abigail Greene Aldrich Rockefeller (October 26, 1874 – April 5, 1948) was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was a prominent member of the Rockefeller family through her marriage to financier and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Jr., the son of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller Sr.
- Philanthropist
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich, Abigail Pearce Truman Chapman
- Abigail Greene Aldrich, October 26, 1874, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller war gewähltes Stiftungsratsmitglied, Vizepräsidentin (1934–1936) sowie erste stellvertretende Vorsitzende (1941–1945). 1935 schenkte sie dem Museum 181 Gemälde und Zeichnungen; 1939 36 Skulpturen sowie 45 Arbeiten der amerikanischen Volkskunst. Zwischen 1940 und 1946 kamen noch ca. 1700 Drucke aus ihrer Sammlung ...
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, 1874-1948. Abby Greene Aldrich Rockefeller was born on October 26, 1874, in Providence, Rhode Island, the fourth child of Abby Pearce Chapman and Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich. Her father served in the state House of Representatives, was Speaker of the House, and served as a U.S. Senator, including as chair of the Senate ...
But Abby Aldrich, the bride, had more than a fairytale marriage in mind. "She was so gay and young and so in love with everything," said her smitten husband, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. — inadvertently emphasizing the features that made her decidedly un-Rockefeller. Armed with boundless enthusiasm, Abby took on the challenge of changing her new family from within. She would do that in profound ...
- American Experience
Like Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, Bliss had hopes of establishing a permanent collection of modern art within the city, and in 1929 the two women, along with Mary Sullivan, another friend sympathetic to their cause, had lunch with A. Conger Goodyear, the president of the Albright Gallery of Buffalo and also a modern-art enthusiast. At the meeting, the Museum of Modern Art was launched, with ...
11. Aug. 2022 · Abby was outgoing, curious, and intelligent — a vibrant personality who drew the eager attention of the more reserved and fastidious John Rockefeller Jr., founder of Rockefeller Center and son of Standard Oil magnate John Sr. They met in 1894 when he was still a sophomore at Brown University, and after a seven-year courtship, the couple married in 1901. By all accounts, theirs was a happy ...
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