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The Whitney Women and the Museum They Made

A Family Memoir

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The Whitney Women and the Museum They Made

Written by: Flora Miller Biddle
Narrated by: Eliza Foss
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Until Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney opened her studio on Eight Street in Manhattan in 1914 - which evolved into the Whitney Museum almost two decades later - there were few art museums in the United States, let alone galleries for contemporary artists to exhibit their work. When the mansions of the wealthy cried out for art they sought it from Europe, then the art capital of the world. It was in her tiny sculptor’s studio in Greenwich Village that Whitney began holding exhibitions of contemporary American Artists. This remarkable effort by a scion of America’s wealthiest family helped to change the way art was cultivated in America.

The Whitney Women and the Museum They Made is a tale in which high ideals, extraordinary altruism, and great dedication that stood steadfast against inflated egos, big business, intrigue, and the harsh realities of today’s world. Flora Biddle’s sensitive and insightful memoir is a success story of three generations of forceful, indomitable women.

©1999, 2011 Flora Miller Biddle (P)2012 Audible, Inc. Biographies & Memoirs Museum Inspiring

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Quite good

Heavy on the Vanderbilt and Whitney family history before getting to the museum. Logical that it was there, but I tuned out a bit until the museum content. Some juicy segments on American artworks, but mostly about the physical museum, expansions, and operation of the board. Plenty of drama at the top. Interesting stuff.

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