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Jun 14, 2019 · Edith Rockefeller McCormick (August 31, 1872 – August 25, 1932) was an American socialite and opera patron.
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4 days ago · James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the 20th century. Joyce's novel Ulysses (1922) is a landmark in which the episodes of Homer 's Odyssey ...
3 days ago · Early years (1929–1939) The idea for the Museum of Modern Art was developed in 1929 primarily by Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, wife of John D. Rockefeller Jr., and two of her friends, Lillie P. Bliss and Mary Quinn Sullivan. [12] They became known variously as "the Ladies" or "the adamantine ladies".
5 days ago · Here are the top 10 secrets we dug up about the place. 1. The Music Hall’s Opening Night Was A Bit of a Disaster. Two days after Christmas in 1932 , The Radio City Music Hall opened for the first...
5 days ago · Explore Kykuit, John D. Rockefeller's Gilded Age estate full of priceless art & spectacular views of the Hudson River Valley.
5 days ago · John D. Rockefeller, American industrialist and philanthropist, founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust. Learn more about Standard Oil’s reorganization in the face of antitrust actions and about Rockefeller’s philanthropy.
5 days ago · The two giant bronze sculptures are iconic symbols of John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s world-famous Art Deco complex. The shining gold Prometheus lounges in front of the ice skating rink in the Sunken...
