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Gertrude Vanderbilt was born on January 9, 1875, in New York City, the second daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843–1899) and Alice Claypoole Gwynne (1852–1934), and a great-granddaughter of "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt. Her older sister died before Gertrude was born, but she grew up with several brothers and a younger sister. [1]
Born Gertrude Vanderbilt on January 9, 1875, in New York City; died in New York of heart complicationson April 18, 1942; daughter of Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt (1845–1934, a socialite) and Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843–1899, a banker, investor, and philanthropist); educated by private tutors and at the Brearley School for Girls; studied sculpture under Hendrik Andersen and James E. Fraser ...
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (born January 9, 1875, New York, New York, U.S.—died April 18, 1942, New York City) was an American sculptor and art patron, founder of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. Gertrude Vanderbilt was a great-granddaughter of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, founder of one of America’s great fortunes.
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Mar 14, 2017 · Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney in her studio, ca. 1920. Gertrude was born in 1875, and during her childhood, she enjoyed rigorous sporting activities with the boys in her family. She was home educated by private tutors and later at the exclusive Brearley School for women students.
May 1, 2015 · Today, the Whitney Museum’s new Gansevoort Street building opens to the public. While the upper three floors house the museum’s impressive inaugural exhibition, “America Is Hard to See,” the first exhibition in the (free) ground-floor gallery pays tribute to the Whitney’s origins with a collection of works from the Whitney Studio Club — the Greenwich Village gallery started by the ...
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Gertrude Vanderbilt WhitneyPersonalBorn January 9, 1875, in New York, NY; died, April 18, 1942, in New York, NY; buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, NY; daughter of Cornelius and Alice Claypoole (Gwynne) Vanderbilt; married Harry Payne Whitney, August 25, 1896; children: Cor Source for information on Whitney, Gertrude Vanderbilt: Authors and Artists for Young Adults dictionary.
Introduction. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (January 9, 1875 – April 18, 1942) was an American sculptor, art patron and collector, and founder in 1931 of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. She was a prominent social figure and hostess, who was born into the wealthy Vanderbilt family and married into the Whitney family.
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