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23 de abr. de 2024 · Brooke Russell Astor (born March 30, 1902, Portsmouth, N.H., U.S.—died Aug. 13, 2007, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.) was an American socialite, philanthropist, and writer, who employed her position, wealth, and energies in the interest of cultural enrichment and the poor.. The daughter of a U.S. Marine Corps officer and a socialite, young Brooke’s early years were spent on Marine posts in Hawaii ...
Mary Cushing Fosburgh. In Biographical Summaries of Notable People . Save this record and choose the information you want to add to your family tree. Save record . saveTextPlaceholder. Mary Cushing Fosburgh. In Biographical Summaries of Notable People ...
Study of a Dog Facing Left, 1820–73, Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (British), Graphite Bequest of Mary Cushing Fosburgh, 1978 (1979.135.12) Bronze statuette of a hound gnawing a bone , 3rd–2nd century b.c. ; Hellenistic, Greek, Bronze Fletcher Fund, 1936 (36.11.12)
Roberta Brooke Astor (née Russell; March 30, 1902 – August 13, 2007) was an American philanthropist, socialite, and writer. She served as the chairwoman of the Vincent Astor Foundation, established by her third husband, Vincent Astor, who was a member of the Astor family. Brooke Astor was the author of two novels and two volumes of personal ...
Fosburgh and his wife, Mary ("Minnie") Cushing, were prominent art collectors in New York City. James Whitney Fosburgh was born in New York on August 1, 1910. He was the son of James Boies Alleyne Fosburgh (1879–1926) and Leila Whitney (d. 1913). [1]
Mary's sisters—the trio were collectively known as the "Cushing Sisters"—were Betsey Maria Cushing and Barbara "Babe" Cushing. Astor and Cushing divorced in September 1953, and the following month, Cushing wed James Whitney Fosburgh, a painter who worked as an art lecturer at the Frick Museum .
14 de ago. de 2007 · Aug. 14, 2007. Brooke Astor, who by night reigned over New York society with a decided disdain for pretension and by day devoted her time and considerable resources to New York’s unfortunate ...
