Throughout the Museum of Modern Art's nascency, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller's presence at the institution was ubiquitous. For 16 years she was the steady hand at the helm, having honed her executive ...

After a courtship that lasted five years, Abby Aldrich married John D. Rockefeller at a lavish wedding ceremony on Warwick Neck, Rhode Island on October 9, 1901.

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (1874–1948) was a prominent American socialite and philanthropist renowned for her immense contribution to the art world. As a co-founder of the Museum of Modern Art ...

He may have been inspired by his mother, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, who had once tried to interest the Met in collecting contemporary art. She, too, was rebuffed, and became one of the founders of ...

Where: Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, 325 W. Francis St., Williamsburg (Entrance is through the Public Hospital of 1773.) When: Today through September 2017.

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (1874-1948), wife of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (1874-1960), was an avid art collector. While European and Oriental art were among Mrs. Rockefeller’s early collecting ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Born in 1874, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller was a socialite and philanthropist. Rockefeller launched into her charitable acts when the U.S. entered World War I, financing the work ...