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1875 New York City - 1942 New York City. Known for: Memorial statue and figure sculpture.
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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... Read full biography
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... Read full biography
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,... Read full biography
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... Read full biography
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... Read full biography
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Keywords (40)
Art Method
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Bronze
- •Plaster
- •Stone and/or Limestone
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Social Realism
- •Statue Sculpture
- •War Scenes, Military Genre, Figure, Portrait, Battles
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Europe
- •France After 1900
Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •National Arts Club, New York
- •National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors
- •National Sculpture Society
- •Salons of America
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Art Teacher
- •Auguste Rodin
- •Robert Henri
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Public Art in Washington DC
Added Description
- •LIFE Magazine Featured Artist
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •MacBeth Gallery, New York City
- •Whitney Studio Club, Later Whitney Museum of American Art
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •AskART Panama Pacific Expo
- •Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors)
- •National Sculpture Society-
- •Salons of America-
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts