
Wherefore
Gertrude Vanderbilt WhitneyWW-1915-022928
Catalogue
- Year
- 1915
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- H.: 40.6 cm (16 in.); Base: 24.8 × 17.8 cm (9 3/4 × 7 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
Sculpture
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney 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.
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- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified