29 August 2024
How Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Laid a Stable Foundation for MoMA's Success
In the words of Gertrude Stein, "You can be modern or you can be a museum, but you cannot be both". Her remark captured exactly the contradiction inherent in one of the country's first museums dedicated exclusively to modern art. Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, in many regards a traditional spouse, mother, and homemaker, understood the oxymoronic challenge posed by a museum of the modern. With a fervent band of sympathizers, she became instrumental in creating a home where modern art and its supporters could flourish. She championed modernism and galvanized a spirited and determined group of modernists to form one of the world's great museums.
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