Wheelock Whitney (historian)
Wheelock Whitney III | |
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| Born | October 3, 1949 |
| Occupation | Art collector |
| Known for | Member of prominent Whitney family |
| Board member of | Scenic Hudson: 1994-2003; 2009-present[1] |
| Spouse | Sandro Cagnin[2] |
| Relatives | Wheelock Whitney, Jr., father Wheelock Whitney, Sr., grandfather Benson Whitney, brother |
Wheelock "Lock" Whitney III (born October 3, 1949, in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American art collector and dealer.[3]
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Born in Connecticut, Whitney is the son of Wheelock Whitney, Jr. and Irene Hixon. He is the grandson of Wheelock Whitney, Sr. Whitney grew up in the Minnesota branch of the prominent American Whitney family and is of close relation to the Vanderbilt family.
Career
[edit | edit source]His published books include:
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He has contributed more than fifty notable 18th- and 19th-century paintings, mainly French, to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.[4]
He is a philanthropist living on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and in the Town of Rhinebeck in Dutchess County, New York.[5][6]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]He is the son of Wheelock Whitney, Jr., grandson of Wheelock Whitney, Sr., and the brother of Benson Whitney. His father married Chief Justice Kathleen A. Blatz of the Minnesota Supreme Court in 2005, who was five years his son's junior.
References
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- People from Rhinebeck, New York
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