Clara B. Winthrop (born 1876) was a philanthropist, art collector, and relative of John Kerry, a U.S. Senator and former presidential candidate. 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... A philanthropist is someone who devotes his or her time, money, or effort towards helping others. ... Office: Junior Senator, Massachusetts Political party: Democratic Term of office: January 1985 – Present Preceded by: Paul Tsongas Succeeded by: Incumbent (2009) Date of birth: December 11, 1943 Place of birth: Aurora, Colorado Marriage: (1) Julia Thorne, divorced (2) Teresa Heinz Kerry John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ...

Winthrop was born in Massachusetts, the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Winthrop and a descendant of John Winthrop. As an adult, she was a wealthy and childless philanthropist, funding the education of John Kerry, her sister's grandson. The Boston Globe wrote: State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... John Winthrop was the name of several prominent figures in colonial New England. ... The Boston Globe is the most widely-circulated daily newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts and in the greater New England region. ...

"Among the array of relatives who looked after John, none was more important to his education than great-aunt Clara Winthrop, who had no children of her own. She owned an estate in Manchester-by-the-Sea, complete with a bowling alley inside a red barn. Winthrop offered to pay for much of John's prep school education, an expensive proposition far beyond the means of Kerry's parents. "It was a great and sweet and nice thing from an aunt who had no place to put [her money]," Kerry said. Such a gift today might be worth about $30,000 per year, given the school's typical annual cost before subsidies."¹

Winthrop was a world traveler, and is known to have visited India. While on a trip to Italy, Winthrop purchased an oil painting which was thought to be a reproduction of a work by Andrea del Sarto. In 1935, she donated the painting to the All Saints' Episcopal Church in West Newbury, Massachusetts. The painting hung over the choir stalls in an enormous gilt frame for several years until it was taken down and stored in a closet, and then in the rectory's attic. In 1999, it was discovered that the painting was not an imitation, but was The Madonna and Child by del Sarto. The painting was then sold at auction by Sotheby's for $1,102,500. Manchester-by-the-Sea (also called just Manchester) is a town located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ... Girl With Red Dress, Oil on wood panel painting by Angel Botello (1983) Oil painting is done on surfaces with pigment ground into a medium of oil - especially in early modern Europe, linseed oil. ... A self portrait Andrea del Sarto (Andrea dAgnolo di Francesco di Luca di Paolo del Migliore, Gualfonda, Florence, 1487 - Florence, 1531). ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Town nickname: n/a Location within Massachusetts County Essex County Government type Open town meeting Area   â€“Land   â€“Water 37. ... A choir or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. ... Gilding is the art of spreading gold, either by mechanical or by chemical means, over the surface of a body for the purpose of ornament. ... The rectory is the title usually given to the building inhabited, or formerly inhabited, by the vicar of a parish. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Sothebys is a noted auction house. ...

The Clara B. Winthrop Trust is named for her.

Notes and sources

1. Kranish, Michael. "John F. Kerry: Candidate in the Making." Part 1: "A Privileged Youth, a Taste for Risk." Boston Globe. 15 July 2003. [1]