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1 day ago · Abby Rockefeller (pictured here in 1900) collected folk art, donating works to Colonial Williamsburg that would be displayed in the Ludwell–Paradise House from 1935 to 1956. Abby Rockefeller was an art collector, favoring both modern and folk art , though her husband strongly disliked the former.
4 days ago · Abby died of a heart attack at the family apartment at 740 Park Avenue in April 1948. Junior remarried in 1951, to Martha Baird, the widow of his old college classmate Arthur Allen. Rockefeller died of pneumonia on May 11, 1960, at the age of 86 in Tucson, Arizona, and was interred in the family cemetery in Tarrytown, with 40 family members ...
Jul 8, 2024 · The wife of Rockefeller Jr., Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, was a powerhouse in the art world, and the five sons she had with her husband—John D. Rockefeller III, Nelson Rockefeller, Laurance Rockefeller, Winthrop Rockefeller, and David Rockefeller—each pursued a significant legacy of his own.
Jul 6, 2024 · John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (born January 29, 1874, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.—died May 11, 1960, Tucson, Arizona) was an American philanthropist, the only son of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., and heir to the Rockefeller fortune, who built Rockefeller Center in New York City and was instrumental in the decision to locate the United Nations in that city.
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3 days ago · John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller IV (born June 18, 1937) is a retired American politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia (1985–2015). He was first elected to the Senate in 1984, while in office as governor of West Virginia (1977–1985).
Jul 6, 2024 · John D. Rockefeller III (born March 21, 1906, New York City, New York, U.S.—died July 10, 1978, Mount Pleasant, New York) was an American philanthropist, a member of the famed Rockefeller family. He was the eldest of the five sons of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
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Jul 7, 2024 · Stay informed about upcoming events, opening exhibitions, new programming, and be the first to get great special offers at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum and The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum as well as the living history museum.
