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Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875 - 1942) was active/lived in New York, Rhode Island.  Gertrude Whitney is known for Memorial statue and figure sculpture.

The daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt, Gertrude Whitney became a sculptor in early 20th century New York where she was raised,  and, rather than having a reputation for her own creativity, was better known as heiress to a fortune, patroness of the arts, and founder of the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Although the Whitney Museum focuses on avant-garde work, she was determinably anti-modernist in her sculpture.  Like so many who studied at the Art Students League* and influenced by Robert Henri, her style was post-Ashcan* realism.

She began sculpting at age twenty five after marrying Harry Payne Whitney, and she studied at the Art Students League* with James Earle Fraser and Hendrik Anderson. She also worked in Paris with Andrew O'Connor and Auguste Rodin.

She first exhibited at the 1901 Pan American Exposition* in Buffalo, and in 1907 opened a studio in Greenwich Village.  She exhibited work by many of her struggling contemporaries, and in 1914, h   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 8538 characters.]  Artist bio

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