Abby Aldrich Rockefeller

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art patron human philanthropist socialite

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller was an American philanthropist and prominent art patron who played a key role in advancing modern art in the United States.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	art patron → human → philanthropist → socialite →
birthName	Abigail Greene Aldrich →
causeOfDeath	heart attack →
child	David Rockefeller → John D. Rockefeller III → Laurance S. Rockefeller → Nelson A. Rockefeller → Winthrop Rockefeller →
coFounderOf	Museum of Modern Art →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1874-10-26 →
dateOfDeath	1948-04-05 →
educatedAt	Miss Abbott’s School for Young Ladies →
era	early 20th century → late 19th century →
ethnicGroup	White American →
familyName	Rockefeller →
father	Nelson W. Aldrich →
fieldOfActivity	charitable giving → modern art patronage →
founder	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller →
fullName	Abigail Greene Aldrich Rockefeller →
givenName	Abigail →
hasCollectionNamedAfter	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum →
knownFor	advancing modern art in the United States → supporting modern artists and avant-garde art →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	Aldrich family → Rockefeller family →
mother	Abby Pearce Truman Chapman →
nickname	Abby →
notableWork	co-founding the Museum of Modern Art in New York City →
occupation	art collector → philanthropist →
placeOfBirth	Providence, Rhode Island, United States →
placeOfDeath	New York City, New York, United States →
politicalFamilyConnection	daughter of U.S. Senator Nelson W. Aldrich →
religion	Baptist →
residence	New York City, New York, United States → Pocantico Hills, New York, United States →
sexOrGender	female →
spouse	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller → John D. Rockefeller Jr. →
supportedInstitution	Colonial Williamsburg → Metropolitan Museum of Art → Museum of Modern Art →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
David Rockefeller → Laurance Rockefeller → Nelson Rockefeller → Winthrop Rockefeller →	mother
Museum of Modern Art → Museum of Modern Art ("Lillie P. Bliss") →	foundedBy
John D. Rockefeller Jr. → John D. Rockefeller Jr. →	spouse
John D. Rockefeller Jr. ("Abby Rockefeller Mauzé") →	child
Museum of Modern Art →	founder
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller ("Abigail Greene Aldrich Rockefeller") →	fullName
Colonial Williamsburg restoration →	majorFundingFrom
Rockefeller family →	notableMember
David Rockefeller ("Abby Rockefeller Mauzé") →	sibling