Today marks the 150th birthday of our founder Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. A professional sculptor, preeminent patron, and collector, Mrs. Whitney was a passionate champion of American art and artists, leading her to establish the Museum nearly 100 years ago.
By 1929, Mrs. Whitney had assembled a collection of more than 500 pieces, which she offered to The Met. After her gift was declined, she founded her own institution with a distinctive mandate: to focus exclusively on the art and artists of the United States.
The Whitney Museum of American Art was founded in 1930, and opened in 1931 on West Eighth Street near Fifth Avenue. After moving to West 54th Street, and then the Marcel Breuer-designed building on Madison Avenue, the Museum has made its home downtown in the Meatpacking District. This year, we're preparing to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of our downtown home.
Thank you for the outpouring of well-wishes. As of today, Getty staff, the art collections, and buildings remain safe from the Palisades Fire.
The threat is still happening, and our hearts go out to everybody in Los Angeles affected by this awful tragedy.
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This Day in Buster… December 22, 1920
“Neighbors” is released. Buster Keaton’s old Vaudeville pals, the acrobatic group known as “The Flying Escalantes,” were Buster’s ‘supporting’ act again carrying him from window to window!
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