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American art historian
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Age
74 years
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Father:
Wheelock Whitney, Jr.
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Biography
Wheelock "Lock" Whitney III (born October 3, 1949 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American art collector and dealer.
Early life and education
Born in Connecticut, Whitney is the son of Wheelock Whitney, Jr. and Irene Hixon. He is the grandson of Wheelock Whitney, Sr. Whitney grew up in the Minnesota branch of the prominent American Whitney family and is of close relation to the Vanderbilt family.
His brother is politician Benson Whitney.
His stepmother is Kathleen A. Blatz.
Career
His published books include:
- Gericault in Italy ISBN 0-300-06803-4
He has contributed more than fifty notable 18th- and 19th-century paintings, mainly French, to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
He is a philanthropist living on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and in the Town of Rhinebeck in Dutchess County, New York.
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