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Judith Rothschild

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Judith Rothschild(1921–1993) was an American abstract painter and philanthropist.[1]Rothschild was born in New York city and studied art at Cranbrook Academy and at theArt Students League.[2]Her work is included in the collections of theNational Gallery of Art,Washington,[3]theWhitney Museum of American Art[1][2]and thePhillips Collection.[4]

At the time of her death, Rothschild owned a significant collection works by artists such asPiet Mondrian,Henri Matisse,Constantin Brâncuși,Juan GrisandPablo Picasso.[2]Rothschild specified in her will that her assets should be used to create theJudith Rothschild Foundation,in order to support the "conservation, publication, and exhibition of works by Ms. Rothschild’s contemporaries".[2][5]The foundation's mandate required it to direct support only to artists who had died between 1976 and 2008.[6]

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  1. ^ab"Judith Rothschild".whitney.org.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-04-11.Retrieved2019-04-11.
  2. ^abcdLambert, Bruce (March 10, 1993)."Judith Rothschild, 71, a Painter; Began Foundation to Help Artists".The New York Times.Archivedfrom the original on April 11, 2019.RetrievedApril 11,2019– via NYTimes.
  3. ^"Artist Info".nga.gov.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-08-31.Retrieved2019-08-31.
  4. ^"Judith Rothschild – Interior".phillipscollection.org.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-04-11.Retrieved2019-04-11.
  5. ^"Grantmaking History - Judith Rothschild Foundation".judithrothschildfoundation.org.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-04-11.Retrieved2019-04-11.
  6. ^Pogrebin, Robin (12 January 2010)."Arts Groups Cry Foul Over Rothschild Foundation's Missing Grant Money".The New York Times.Archivedfrom the original on 11 April 2019.Retrieved11 April2019– via NYTimes.