Grace Rainey Rogers Explained

Grace Rainey Rogers
Birth Name:Grace Rainey
Birth Date:June 28, 1867
Birth Place:Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Death Date:May 9, 1943
Death Place:Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Burial Place:Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation:Art collector, arts philanthropist
Spouse:Henry Welsh Rogers (1907–1918; divorced)[1]

Grace Rainey Rogers (June 28, 1867 – May 9, 1943) was an American art patron, art collector, and arts philanthropist.[2] She had donated significant amounts of money to the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art; and as a result she is the namesake of many buildings in the United States.[3] [4] [5] Rogers was the daughter of industrialist businessman, William J. Rainey (1836–1900), and Eleanor B. (née Mitchell) Rainey (1842–1905).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rogers, Grace Rainey (1867–1943) . 2022-12-21 . Encyclopedia.com.
  2. Book: College, Radcliffe . Notable American Women, 1607-1950: A Biographical Dictionary . 1971 . Harvard University Press . 978-0-674-62734-5 . en. 189.
  3. Book: Tinling, Marion . Women Remembered: A Guide to Landmarks of Women's History in the United States . 1986 . Greenwood Press . 978-0-313-23984-7 . 563 . en.
  4. News: 1979-09-06 . Rogers Auditorium Marking a Jubilee . en-US . . 2022-12-21 . 0362-4331.
  5. News: 1942-03-08 . News From Museum Neighbors . 40 . . 2022-12-21 . 0897-0920.