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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.
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 Finance Committee.
Aug 11, 2022 · Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, the wife of John Rockefeller Jr., was a philanthropist, visionary, and cofounder of the Museum of Modern Art.
Library of Congress. It all seemed so predictable. The news that the heir of the Rockefeller fortune was marrying the daughter of a prominent Rhode Island senator made headlines in the fall of...
Rockefeller, Abby Aldrich (1874–1948) American philanthropist. Born Abby Greene Aldrich on October 26, 1874, in Providence, Rhode Island; died on April 5, 1948, in New York; one of the eight children, five sons and three daughters, of Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (a businessman turned politician) and Abby Pearce (Chapman) Aldrich; tutored at home;
Jul 7, 2020 · Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, the matriarch of the Rockefeller family’s second generation, founded New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in 1929 with friends Lillie P. Bliss and Mary Quinn Sullivan, giving modernism a dedicated showcase.
American philanthropist. Also known as: Abby Greene Aldrich. Learn about this topic in these articles: marriage to John D. Rockefeller, Jr. In John D. Rockefeller, Jr. In 1901 Rockefeller married Abby Greene Aldrich (1874–1948), daughter of U.S. Senator Nelson W. Aldrich.
Mar 27, 2019 · Where modernism in America is concerned, one of the most influential actors in the early twentieth century was Abigail “Abby” Aldrich Rockefeller, whose husband was John D. Rockefeller, Junior.[2]
"Abby Aldrich Rockefeller" published on by null. (1874–1948)American collector and patron, born Abby Aldrich in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1901 she married John D. Rockefeller Jr (1874–1960), son of the immensely wealthy founder of Standard Oil.
Born in 1874 in Providence, Rhode Island, Abby Aldrich grew up in a well-to-do milieu, but one quite different from that of her future husband. Her father, Nelson Aldrich, was a senior...
