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Category: History
Historic Plaque Honoring Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
New York Studio School and Village Preservation unveiled of a plaque on our historic facade honoring Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, organized by Village Preservation. NYSS is housed in the site where Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney had her art studio and founded the first museum devoted to contemporary American art, the Whitney Museum of American Art.
May 12, 2025 · History, News
“Game Changer: Mercedes Matter” in Gagosian Quarterly
Lauren Mahony and Michael Tcheyan pay homage to the founder of the New York Studio School in Gagosian Quarterly.
October 28, 2020 · History
Francis Morrone on the Whitney Studio
In this excerpt, architectural historian Francis Morrone describes the creation of the Whitney Studio, designed by Robert Winthrop Chanler and Grosvenor Atterbury. Recorded on December 7, 2016.
August 8, 2017 · History, Lecture Series Archive, Whitney
The Whitney Studio at New York Studio School Named National Treasure
The Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Studio in Greenwich Village, operated out of the New York Studio School, has been named a National Treasure by the National Trust. The studio, which was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1992, and was included on the World Monument Fund’s 2012 Watch List, was built in 1877 as a carriage house.
October 15, 2014 · History, Whitney
World Monuments Fund Watch Day
The New York Studio School was placed on the World Monuments Fund Watch List for 2012, and recently students worked on a scale transcription of the Chanler ceiling for ‘Watch Day 2012.’
September 25, 2012 · History, Whitney
