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Alice Claypoole Vanderbilt (née Gwynne; November 11, 1845 – April 24, 1934) was the wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt II and reigned as the matriarch of the Vanderbilt family for over 60 years.
Jul 5, 2017 · This post will look specifically at those of the five children of Cornelius and Alice Vanderbilt, all of whom summered in Newport throughout their lives. Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr.
Mar 23, 2022 · Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt (Alice Claypoole Gwynne) as “Electric Light” in a costume designed by Charles Frederick Worth. A built-in battery lit a light bulb she carried and could raise over her head like the Statue of Liberty.
Jan 19, 2021 · This painting by Spanish artist Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta (1841–1920) portrays Alice Claypoole Gwynne Vanderbilt (1845–1934), wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843–1899), who built The Breakers.
- Preservation Society of Newport County
A hopeless romantic who yearned for Gertrude, but Alice and society pulled them apart. Following the death of her husband Cornelius II, matriarch Alice Claypoole Vanderbilt spent her days at The Breakers as a pillar of society and working to protect her family’s legacy.
Jan 1, 1981 · They built the famous "Marble House" in Newport Rhode Island to show off to high society and especially to show up her sister-in-law, Alice Claypoole Gwynn Vanderbilt (1845-1934), who had married Cornelius Vanderbilt II ( 1843-1899).
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May 25, 2023 · This paper explores the cultural context of Vanderbilt’s dress in relation to publicity campaigns for electric light and the Statue of Liberty in the late 1870s and early 1880s.
