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Miller, Flora Whitney print view role Collector Patron dates 1897-1986 city New York City state NY other cities Middleburg, VA; sex F historical notes Flora Whitney Miller was an art collector and daughter of Gertrude Vanderbilt and Harry Payne Whitney. She attended the Brearley School in New York and Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Virginia, where she met and became close life-long friends with the artist Kay Sage. She attended Columbia University and married Roderick Tower in 1920, they had daughter Pamela and divorced in 1925. In 1927, she married G. Macculloch Miller and had another two children, Flora in 1928 and Leverett in 1931. Flora grew up in New York and worked closely with her mother Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, meeting and befriending many artists, dealers, and art patrons. She helped her mother plan the founding of the Whitney Museum of Art and served on the museum's board, serving as President after her mother's death in 1941 until 1966, and as Chairman from 1966 through 1974. Miller died on July 18, 1986. decades of activity 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 updated 03/22/2024 12:09:30 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Flora Whitney Miller papers regarding Kay Sage, 1915- circa 1982. see details... Archives of American Gardens Capital Gallery Building, Suite 3300 Garden Club of America Collection see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney papers, 1855-1975 (bulk 1888-1942). see details... Archives of American Gardens Capital Gallery Building, Suite 3300 The Studio 2001-2003. see details... see also: Whitney, Gertrude Vanderbilt, 1875-1942 «  back