Whitney

Whitney Museum of American Art: Edward Hopper's proximity to the Queensboro Bridge led to the painting of the same title, created in 1913.

Whitney Museum of American Art: Painter Edward Hopper's main studio is still partly intact. The building is now owned by New York University.

Whitney Museum of American Art: Whitney Museum founder Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney moved here in 1907. At the time, the street also housed artists Daniel Chester French, Charles Hawthorne, and Ernest Lawson, among others.

Whitney Museum of American Art: For a brief period, the Whitney Museum and MoMA were neighbors. MoMA eventually acquired the building that housed the Whitney during this time. 続きを読む

Whitney Museum of American Art: Whitney Museum founder Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney established the Whitney Studio Club in 1918 as a meeting space where young artists could create and exhibit their work and socialize. 続きを読む

Whitney Museum of American Art: This was the first location of the Whitney Museum of American Art. It founded in 1930 after Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney's collection of 500+ works by American artists were rejected by the Met. 続きを読む

Whitney Museum of American Art: This is the site of the Whitney Museum's future building in the Meatpacking District. The Whitney will break ground on the Renzo Piano-designed building in May 2011. 続きを読む

Whitney Museum of American Art: Designed by Marcel Breuer, the Whitney Museum's current building opened in 1966. Jacqueline Kennedy attended the building on opening day.