Mary Quinn Sullivan was born Mary Josephine Quinn (November 24, 1877-December 5, 1939) in Indianapolis, IN to Thomas F. Quinn and Anne E. Gleason Quinn; she was a pioneer modern art collector and one of the founding trustees of the Museum of Modern Art. November 24 is the 328th day (329th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ... The Indianapolis skyline Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana. ... View across garden, in new MoMA building by Yoshio Taniguchi. ...

Education, teaching and marriage

Sullivan attended public schools in Indianapolis including the Shortridge High School, and in 1899 moved to New York to study art at the Pratt Institute. In 1901 she was hired as an art teacher in the Queens, NY school system. The NY Board of Education sent her abroad to observe the curriculum of art schools in England, Scotland, and Germany. She traveled to France and Italy during this trip and there she was exposed to the modern art movements of the time (Impressionism and Post-Impressionism). Sullivan rented a room in the Brooklyn Heights home of Theodor Dreier during the early 20th c. and was a friend of Katherine Dreier - the two studied old masters in Europe together in 1902-1903 and Sullivan is listed as a member of the Société Anonyme (art) in Dreier's archives. Shortridge High School is a public high school located in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... NY redirects here. ... Pratt Institute is a specialized, private college in New York City with campuses in Manhattan and Brooklyn. ... Queens is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2006 estimate... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II... Impressionism was a 19th century art movement that began as a loose association of Paris-based artists, who began exhibiting their art publicly in the 1860s. ... Self-Portrait with sister, by Victor Borisov-Musatov 1898 Post-Impressionism is the term coined by the British artist and art critic Roger Fry in 1914, to describe the development of European art since Monet (Impressionism). ... Katherine Dreier. ... Société Anonyme, Inc. ...

In 1909 Sullivan became the head of the art department at the DeWitt Clinton High School and supervised the drawing curriculum in New York City elementary schools in addition to serving as secretary of the New York High School Teacher's Association. In 1910 she resigned her many posts to study at the Slade School of Fine Art in London, taking classes from critic/artist Roger Fry. Upon her return she accepted a position at Pratt as an instructor of design and household arts and sciences, authoring a textbook entitled "Planning and Furnishing the Home: Practical and Economical Suggestions for the Homemaker". During World War I she taught occupational therapists the basics of art and later helped to establish a school for occupational therapy in Woodstock, NY. She was also the president of the Needle and Bobbin Club in New York City, a ladies' group which sold lacework for charity (most notably works by women in poorhouses at Blackwell's Island) and gave lectures about the history of lacework. Gertrude Stein is listed in attendance at one of the group's meetings. Sullivan also organized a group of patrons of the Indianapolis Museum of Art who called themselves the Gamboliers. They donated modest sums toward the purchase of works chosen by Sullivan which were then given in the group's name. DeWitt Clinton High School is a high school located in New York City. ... Nickname: Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1625 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area  - City  468. ... Part of the University College London, the Slade School of Art was founded in 1868 as the result of an endowment by Felix Slade. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Roger Eliot Fry (14 December 1866 - 9 September 1934) was an English artist and critic, and a member of the Bloomsbury group. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Occupational therapy refers to the use of meaningful occupations to assist people who have difficulty in achieving occupationally balanced lives. ... Woodstock, New York The name Woodstock is associated with two locales in New York. ... Roosevelt Island, pop. ... Gertrude Stein (February 3, 1874 – July 29, 1946) was an American writer and catalyst in the development of modern art and literature, who spent most of her life in France. ... The Indianapolis Museum of Art is an art museum in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. The museum is one of the largest general art museums in the United States. ...

She married Cornelius J. Sullivan in 1917; he was a prominent lawyer who specialized in managing large trusts and divorce proceedings for the wealthy, was a member of the New York Board of Education, and he was a friend of art and manuscript collector John Quinn (collector) - both he and this titan of the art world shared an enthusiasm for collecting in addition to identifying as "Irish patriots." C. J. Sullivan was a collector of rare books and manuscripts, antiques and art. They established a home in Astoria, Queens and entertained artists, writers, and politicians. Here they began a spectacular collection of art and antiques which included Modigliani's "Sculptured Head of a Woman" (acquired from Leopold Zborowski), Cézanne's "Madame Cézanne", a Hepplewhite desk which once belonged to Degas, Rouault's "Crucifixion", "Mlle. Ravoux" by Van Gogh, and "The New Novel" by Winslow Homer, to name but a few. The two often spent summers in Ireland, and maintained a second home on Block Island, RI. John Quinn (1870-1924) was an Irish-American corporate lawyer in New York, who for a time was an important patron of major figures of post-impressionism and literary modernism, and collector in particular of original manuscripts. ... The historic (and once-abandoned) Eagle Electric company warehouse in Astoria, now becoming a condominium development. ... Modigliani is the last name of two famous persons of Italian descent. ... Leopold Zborowski was the Polish poet and art dealer from the late 1800s and early 1900s. ... Vase of Flowers (1876) Oil on canvas Paul Cézanne (January 19, 1839 – October 22, 1906) was a French painter who represents the bridge from impressionism to cubism. ... George Hepplewhite (died June 21, 1786) was a cabinet and chair maker. ... Edgar Degas (July 19, 1834 - September 27, 1917) was a French painter and sculptor. ... Georges Henri Rouault (27 May 1871 – 13 February 1958) was a French Fauvist and Expressionist painter. ... van gogh is a piece of shit Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Netherlands artist. ... Winslow Homer Winslow Homer (February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an American landscape painter and printmaker, most famous for his marine subjects. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The Museum of Modern Art

During the 1920s Sullivan established friendships with art patrons Lillie Plummer Bliss and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, and in 1929 a luncheon with collector A. Conger Goodyear developed definite plans for a new museum of modern art in New York City. Goodyear signed on as chairman and a space for the museum was rented at 730 Fifth Avenue. Sullivan resigned her trustee position on the museum's board on October 17, 1933 due to financial difficulties and was made an honorary trustee for life in 1935. Abby Aldrich Rockefeller was born Abby Greene Aldrich on October 26, 1874 in Providence, Rhode Island. ...

A collection dispersed

In 1932, Sullivan opened an art gallery on E. 56th St. in New York City which moved to a space in Lois Shaw's gallery on Park Avenue. Her gallery hosted exhibitions of Chaim Soutine's work amongst others. Her husband died in 1932, and Sullivan sold a portion of his collection at Anderson Galleries in April of 1937. In late 1939 Sullivan became ill and consigned major pieces from her own collection for auction at Parke-Bernet (later Sotheby's). She died in Astoria, Queens on the night before the two-night sale (Dec. 6 & 7, 1939), which was by all accounts one of the benchmark art auctions of the first half of the 20th c. She is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Indianapolis IN. Park Avenue in the Upper East Side (2004) Park Avenue runs north and south between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan in New York City. ... Chaim Soutine (1893 – August 9, 1943) was an expressionist painter. ... PR shot of Sothebys New York, from auditions for The Apprentice 2  It should be possible to replace this fair use image with a freely licensed one. ...

References

"Notable American Women 1607-1950", ed. Edward T. James, Belknap Press, 1971, , pg. 408-410.

Time Magazine, "Pioneer", December 18, 1939.

Quinn family letter written by sister Katherine for Mary Quinn's eulogy, 1939-1940.

"Abby Aldrich Rockefeller: Patron of the Modern", Mary Jeffers, The Magazine Antiques, November 2004.