Edward Warburg | |
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Born | White Plains, New York, U.S. | June 6, 1908
Died | September 1992 Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 84)
Education | Middlesex School |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Felix M. Warburg Frieda Schiff |
Relatives | Jacob Schiff (maternal grandfather) James Loeb (great-uncle) Aby Warburg (paternal uncle) |
Edward Mortimer Morris Warburg (June 5, 1908 – September 1992) was an American philanthropist and patron of the arts from New York City. He taught Modern Art at Bryn Mawr College and he was vice director for public affairs of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He was a co-founder of the American Ballet and the School of American Ballet. He collected many paintings and sculptures, and donated the bulk of them to museums, especially the Museum of Modern Art.