With the Whitney Museum of American Art poised to throw open the doors of their new location in the meatpacking district this weekend, now is a perfect time to look back on museum’s history and its founder, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. On January 9th, 1875, Gertrude Vanderbilt was born into one of the richest families in … Continue reading Archive: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and the Whitney Museum of American Art