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American sculptor, art patron and collector (1875–1942)

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (January 9, 1875 – April 18, 1942) was an American sculptor, art patron and collector, and founder in 1931 of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City.

She was a prominent social figure and hostess, who was born into the wealthy Vanderbilt family and married into the Whitney family.

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Following his return to New York he met the sculptor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney ( who was to become one of his patrons.

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After returning to the United States, he was befriended by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, who purchased some of his work.

After returning to the United States, he was befriended by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, who purchased some of his work.

Early life

Gertrude Vanderbilt was born on January 9, 1875, in New York City, the second daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843–1899) and Alice Claypoole Gwynne (1852–1934), and a great-granddaughter of "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt.

Her older sister died before Gertrude was born, but she grew up with several brothers and a younger sister.^[1] The family's New York City home was an opulent mansion at 742–748 Fifth Avenue.,^[2] also known as 1 West 57th Street.

As a young girl, Gertrude spent her summers in Newport, Rhode Island, at the family