Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

January 9, 2024
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Quick Facts

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
Full Name Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
Occupation Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth Jan 9, 1875(1875-01-09)
Age 149
Date Of Death 1942-04-18
Birthplace New York
Country United States
Horoscope Capricorn

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Biography

Name Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
Birthday Jan 9
Birth Year 1875
Place Of Birth New York
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Capricorn
Siblings Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt, MORE
Spouse Harry Payne Whitney
Children(s) Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, Flora Payne Whitney, Barbara Whitney

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on January 9, 1875 in New York, United States. Artist, patron of art, and collector who established the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1931.

She as well as She and Nelson Rockefeller both came from famous American families. both come from famous American families.

She was married to the wealthy Harry Payne Whitney when she was just 21 years old.

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Entrepreneur
House Living in own house.

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a social butterfly with a lot of boys and played sports throughout her childhood.

She designed numerous monuments that are found throughout the globe.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Dating?

According to our records, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney married to Harry Payne Whitney. As of December 1, 2023, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Gertrude Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney celebrates birthday on January 9 of every year.

How is Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney related to Gloria Vanderbilt?

Gloria Laura Vanderbilt was only 10 when she became an unwilling tabloid sensation. It was 1934, and she was the subject of a nasty custody battle between her widowed mother and her aunt , Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney.

How did the Whitney's make their money?

When his father died in 1930, Whitney was said to have inherited $20 million to add to his fortune. And he took over the stable and stud farm that his grandfather had founded at the turn of the century. C.V. Whitney-bred horses won 176 stakes races. Five times he led the nation’s owners in earnings.

Who funded the Whitney Museum?

At its core are Museum founder Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney’s personal holdings , totaling some six hundred works when the Museum opened in 1931. These works served as the basis for the founding collection, which Mrs. Whitney continued to add to throughout her lifetime.

Where did Whitney Gertrude make her art?

Where Gertrude Whitney Made Her Art. The Greenwich Village studio , a former hayloft at 19 Macdougal Alley that she bought in 1907, was the first piece of a complex of four contiguous townhouses and rear carriage houses on West Eighth Street that Mrs.

Are the Vanderbilts still rich?

None of the descendants maintain the wealth in the end. Nobody from the Vanderbilt family made it into the wealthiest people in the United States. When 120 members of the Vanderbilt household gathered at Vanderbilt University for their first family reunion in 1973, none of them even had a million fortune left.

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