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Martha Baird Rockefeller (March 15, 1895 – January 24, 1971) was an American pianist, philanthropist and longtime advocate for the arts.
Martha Baird Rockefeller, the second wife and widow of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (JDR Jr.), was a world-class classical pianist in the 1920s who gave concerts throughout the United States and Europe.
Martha Baird was a poet, editor, author, and musicologist. Born in Dodge City, Kansas, Baird earned a BA from the State University of Iowa. After working for WGN radio in Chicago, Baird moved to New York, where she joined the American Guild of Variety Artists and studied the aesthetic realism…
Rockefeller, Martha Baird (1895–1971) American philanthropist and pianist. Born Martha Baird Allen in 1895; died in 1971; became second wife of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (1874–1960).
Martha Baird Rockefeller (15 de marzo de 1895 - 24 de enero de 1971) fue una pianista, filántropa y defensora de las artes estadounidense desde hace mucho tiempo.
Rockefeller, Martha Baird, American pianist and music patroness; b. Madera, Calif., March 15, 1895; d. N.Y., Jan. 24, 1971. She studied at Occidental Coll. in Los Angeles and the New England Cons. of Music in Boston (graduated, 1917); received instruction in piano from Schnabel in Berlin.
3 de feb. de 2011 · Martha Baird. Do not make things too easy. There are rocks and abysses in the mind. As well as meadows. There are things knotty and hard: intractable. Do not talk to me of love and understanding. I am sick of blandishments. I want the rock to be met by a rock.
