Blanchette Ferry Rockefeller

  • American

Blanchette Ferry Rockefeller was the daughter of Elon Huntington Hooker, founder of the Hooker Chemical Company, and the wife of the very wealthy John D Rockefeller III. Born into a position with wealth and many advantages, she balanced her life with a hands-on commitment to public service, education and cultural enrichment. Her sister, Helen Hooker Roelofs, was a noteworthy sculptor who married a former officer of the Irish Republican Army from the Irish War of Independence. - AsNotedIn


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Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1979/07/00 Mr and Mrs John D Rockefeller make a gift of Grant Wood's study of "Dinner for Threshers" to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The painting is part of the M H de Young Memorial Museum's collection. Benefactor Dinner for Threshers (painting) de Young Museum San Francisco
1979/07/00 Mr and Mrs John D Rockefeller make a gift of "The Perfectionist" by Grant Wood to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The drawing is part of the M H de Young Memorial Museum's collection. Benefactor The Perfectionist (drawing) de Young Museum San Francisco
1979/07/00 Mr and Mrs John D Rockefeller 3rd gift the "Philip Church" painting by John Trumbull to the de Young Museum in San Fransisco. Benefactor Philip Church (painting) de Young Museum San Francisco
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