<img width="597" height="1024" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/121997_9291fff8ee119c02_b.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Image features a design for chromium-plated bronze floor lamp for the print room of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller’s Topside Gallery in the Rockefeller townhouse at 10 W 54th Street, New York, New York. Above at center, object shown in elevation: circular foot in brushed chromium supports four lengths of rectangular brushed chromium straps that angle upward, stabilized by a pair of rings below and a single ring above, to hold polished chromium, semispherical shade. Below, object shown in plan. Please scroll down to read the blog post about this object" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/121997_9291fff8ee119c02_b.jpg 597w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/121997_9291fff8ee119c02_b-175x300.jpg 175w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/121997_9291fff8ee119c02_b-137x235.jpg 137w" sizes="(max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px" data-attachment-id="33162" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/03/27/abby-aldrich-rockefeller-matron-of-modern-design/121997_9291fff8ee119c02_b/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/121997_9291fff8ee119c02_b.jpg" data-orig-size="597,1024" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="121997_9291fff8ee119c02_b" data-image-description="<p>Design for chromium-plated bronze floor lamp for the print room of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller’s Topside Gallery, located within the Rockefeller townhouse at 10 W 54th Street, New York, New York. Above at center, object shown in elevation: circular foot in brushed chromium supports four lengths of rectangular brushed chromium straps that angle upward, stabilized by a pair of rings below and a single ring above, to hold polished chromium, semispherical shade. Below, object shown in plan. </p>" data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/121997_9291fff8ee119c02_b-175x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/121997_9291fff8ee119c02_b.jpg" />In celebration of Women’s History Month, March Object of the Day posts highlight women designers—and today, patrons—in the collection. While this month we’ve been celebrating women designers, today’s post considers the role played by women patrons in the arts, architecture, and design.[1] Where modernism in America is concerned, one of the most influential actors in...
