Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (USA, 1875-1942)

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, an American sculptor and the founder of Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.

Whitney with her work during the 1919 Whitney Studio Exhibition, “Impressions of the War.”

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (January 9, 1875 – April 18, 1942) was an American sculptor, art patron and collector, and founder in 1931 of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. She was a prominent social figure and hostess, who was born into the wealthy Vanderbilt family and married into the Whitney family. via Wikipedia