On International Women's Day today, we're honoring our founder Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney.
In the beginning of the twentieth century, Mrs. Whitney—a sculptor herself—saw that American artists with new ideas had trouble exhibiting or selling their work. She began purchasing and showing their artwork, eventually becoming the leading patron of American art from 1907 until her death in 1942.
In 1914, Mrs. Whitney established the Whitney Studio in Greenwich Village, and by 1929 she had assembled a collection of more than 500 pieces. After her offer of this gift to the Met was declined, she set up her own institution, one with a distinctive mandate: to focus exclusively on the art and artists of the US. This year, the Whitney will celebrate its 92nd anniversary.
The Asahi Shimbun Displays in Room 3 are a series of free temporary displays that showcase single or small groups of objects from the Museum’s collection, ranging from the earliest human artefacts to objects from the present day.
.....These displays are made possible by the support of The Asahi Shimbun Company, longstanding corporate sponsors of the British Museum. With a circulation of approximately 6 million for the morning edition alone, The Asahi Shimbun is the most prestigious newspaper in Japan. The company also publishes magazines and books, and provides a substantial information service via the internet. The Asahi Shimbun Company has a century-long tradition of philanthropic support, notably staging key exhibitions in Japan on art, culture and history from around the world.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has for the first time said he would give away most of his $124 billion fortune to charity, but warned that doing so effectively will be hard.
MacKenzie Scott (小說家兼慈善家)2022年,再次離婚。 Gives $436 Million to Habitat for Humanity. She shaking up the world of giving. She is revolutionary both in terms of the amount she is giving and the way she is giving it
MacKenzie Scott Gives $436 Million to Habitat for Humanity
The donation is part of an ongoing effort by Ms. Scott to give away her fortune.
Habitat for Humanity International volunteers in Nashville in 2019. MacKenzie Scott donated $436 million to the organization and 84 of its U.S. affiliates.Credit...Jason Asteros/Habitat for Humanity International, via Associated Press
2006年,斯科特(Scott)因其2005年的首本小說《路德·奧爾布賴特的測試(The Testing of Luther Albright)》而獲得美國圖書獎。[8] 她的第二本小說《陷阱》於2013年出版。[9] 斯科特(Scott)自2014年創立《旁觀者革命》(Bystander Revolution)以來,一直擔任該公司的執行董事,並被《時代》雜誌評選為2020年“最具影響力的100個人”之一。
She is a signatory to theGiving Pledge, a commitment to give at least half of her wealth to charity.[5]In 2020, she made close toUS$6 billion in charitable gifts, one of the biggest annual distributions by a private individual to working charities.[6][7]