The Museum Of Modern Art starts when three prominent women envision a museum devoted to contemporary art: Abby Aldrich Rockefeller(wife of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.) and two of her friends, Lillie P. Bliss and Quinn Sullivan Lillie P. Bliss is one of the leading collectors of modern art in New York. Mary Quinn Sullivan is a pioneer modern art collector. They all felt a need to challenge the traditional policies of museums and to make a foundation devoted exclusively to modern art. Abigail Greene "Abby" Aldrich Rockefeller was born on October 26, 1874. She is an American socialite and philanthropist. Through her marriage to John D. Rockefeller Jr., she was able to be a prominent member of the Rockefeller family. She is referred to as the "woman in the family.” This is because she is known for being the biggest force behind the build of the Museum of Modern Art. (John D. Rockefeller is the head of the Standard Oil Company and one of the world's richest men. He uses his fortune to fund ongoing philanthropic causes).
Abby and her friends are known interchangeably as "the Ladies", "the daring ladies" and "the adamantine ladies". They also had help from A. Conger Goodyear, Paul Sachs, Frank Crowninshield, and Josephine Boardman Crane, to create The Museum of Modern Art. …show more content…
The Heckscher building was designed by architects named Warren and Wetmore. Warren and Wetmore is an architecture company in New York City shared by Whitney Warren and Charles Wetmore. The company has one of the most extensive practices of our time and is known for designing large hotels.The building is twenty six stories (416 feet) tall. The Heckscher Building is a great look on the part of the Heckscher family, a very wealthy family from New York that was involved with real estate. This is America's new museum dedicated specifically to modern
Abby and her friends are known interchangeably as "the Ladies", "the daring ladies" and "the adamantine ladies". They also had help from A. Conger Goodyear, Paul Sachs, Frank Crowninshield, and Josephine Boardman Crane, to create The Museum of Modern Art. …show more content…
The Heckscher building was designed by architects named Warren and Wetmore. Warren and Wetmore is an architecture company in New York City shared by Whitney Warren and Charles Wetmore. The company has one of the most extensive practices of our time and is known for designing large hotels.The building is twenty six stories (416 feet) tall. The Heckscher Building is a great look on the part of the Heckscher family, a very wealthy family from New York that was involved with real estate. This is America's new museum dedicated specifically to modern