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 .

2025年1月5日 · 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.

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.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, sculptor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney saw that American artists with new ideas had trouble exhibiting or selling their work. She began purchasing and showing their artwork, eventually becoming the leading patron of …

2011年4月28日 · At the turn of the twentieth century, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, an heiress and sculptor born to one of America’s wealthiest families, began to assemble a rich and highly diverse collection of modern American art.

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, whose wealth shaped her every action and thought, was born into the richest family in the United States. Great-granddaughter of the famous, self-made millionaire "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt and daughter of banker, investor, and philanthropist Cornelius Vanderbilt II and Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt , Gertrude grew ...

2025年1月9日 · Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney was an iconoclast in every sense of the word — an heir to one of America’s greatest fortunes who defied the expectations of her social class to become one of the most important patrons and creators in the American art world.

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, born in 1875, was an American sculptor and art patron known for founding the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. She was a great-granddaughter of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt and pursued sculpture seriously after marrying Harry Payne Whitney in 1896.

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942) was both a sculptor and an art patron during a time when women did neither. She was trained in private schools, and at the Art Students League. Whitney was active in the WWI relief efforts, and even founded a hospital for wounded soldiers outside of Paris.

In 1896 Gertrude married banker and sportsman Harry Payne Whitney (1872-1930) and shortly thereafter began to devote herself to her art. Her ultimate success and status as an American sculptor belied initial public amusement at the notion of a talented wealthy society matron.