Born on this date in 1875, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney is best known as a sculptor, art collector, patron and founder of the Whitney Museum of American Art. She was also one of the strongest supporters of the modern art movement, and dedicated a great deal of time and money nurturing the careers of fellow artists. The daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt II and Alice Claypoole Gwynne, she spent summers in her youth at The Breakers, the family’s summer home. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney will be featured in our upcoming exhibition “Becoming Vanderbilt,” which opens March 28th. #americanhistorytbt #trailblazer #thepreservationsocietyofnewportcounty #newportmansions #theelms #thebreakers  #marblehouse #rosecliff  #newport_mansions #newportri  #daytrip  #gildedage  #rhodeisland  #americanhistory #NewEnglandDayTrip  #NewEngland #theoceanstate #theclassicpost