Josephine Porter Boardman Crane (1873 - 1972) an American patron of the arts. 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ...

In 1906 she married Winthrop Murray Crane and had three children: Stephen, Bruce, and poet Louise Crane. Winthrop Murray Crane (1853 - 1920) was a U.S. political figure. ...

She moved to New York City after the death of her husband. She was a founder of the Museum of Modern Art and was elected to the Board of Trustees in October 1929. She was the benefactress of the Dalton School, which took its name from the location of the Crane family estate "Sugar Hill" in Dalton, Massachusetts. Mrs. Crane gave literary salons with the likes of poet Marianne Moore at her home on 820 Fifth Avenue. Flag Seal Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World[1], Gotham Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area    - City 1,214. ... View across garden, in new MoMA building by Yoshio Taniguchi. ... The Dalton School, originally called the Childrens University School, is a private college-preparatory school in New York City. ... Dalton is a town located in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. ... Marianne Moore photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1948 Marianne Moore (December 11, 1887 - February 5, 1972) was a Modernist American poet and writer. ... Street sign at Fifth Avenue and East 57th street Fifth Avenue is a major thoroughfare in New York City. ...

The Josephine B. Crane Foundation continues to support the Sierra Club, scientific research and various scholarships. The Sierra Club is an American environmental organization founded on May 28, 1892 in San Francisco, California by the well-known conservationist John Muir, who became its first president. ... A scholarship is an award of access to an institution or a financial aid award for an individual (a scholar) for the purposes of furthering their education. ...

Donations

• http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/viewOne.asp?dep=11&viewmode=1&item=69.280.4 Gift of Mrs. W. Murray Crane, 1969

• http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/costume/object.cfm?recordnumber=365574 Mrs. Crane donated a number of items from her sister's (Mrs. Frederick Keep) estate to the Smithsonian Institution. Exhibited in the Hall of American Costume from 1964 to 1973.

• http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O%3ACL%3AI%3A10&page_number=37&template_id=1&sort_order=1 Sculpture gift of Mrs. W. Murray Crane.