Rue Winterbotham Carpenter
Born
Luritia Winterbotham

1876 (1876)
Died1931 (aged 54–55)
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Art collector and philanthropist
Known forCo-founded the Arts Club of Chicago
TitlePresident, Arts Club of Chicago
Term1918–1931
PredecessorMrs. Robert McGann
SuccessorElizabeth "Bobsy" Goodspeed
SpouseJohn Alden Carpenter
Children1
Parents

Luritia "Rue" Winterbotham Carpenter (1876–1931), was an American art collector and philanthropist, who co-founded the Arts Club of Chicago.

Early life

She was born Rue Winterbotham, the daughter of Joseph Humphrey Winterbotham (1852–1925), a Chicago manufacturer, bank director, Chicago Art Institute benefactor and Michigan state senator,[1] and his wife Genevieve Winterbotham, née Baldwin (1853–1906).[2]

Career

Carpenter was a designer and an interior decorator.[3] Carpenter was one of the founders of the Arts Club of Chicago in 1916 and was its president from 1918 until her death in 1931.[2] Her niece Rue Winterbotham Shaw became president in 1940.

Personal life

In 1901, Carpenter married the composer John Alden Carpenter.[1][4][3] They had one daughter Genevieve Baldwin Carpenter, later Genevieve Carpenter Hill.[4][3]

In 1929, they lived at 942 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago.[4]

On December 7, 1931, Carpenter died in Chicago, Illinois. She was 55 years old.[5]

Legacy

Carpenter is buried at Grand View Cemetery in Charlotte, Vermont.[5]

Carpenter's 1920 portrait, which was painted by Arthur Ambrose McEvoy, is held in the Art Institute of Chicago. It was gifted to them by Genevieve Carpenter Hill.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Archives Directory for the History of Collecting". research.frick.org. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Delliquadri, Lyn (1994). "A Living Tradition: The Winterbothams and Their Legacy". Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies. The Art Institute of Chicago. 20 (2): 102–110. doi:10.2307/4112959. JSTOR 4112959.
  3. ^ a b c "Inventory of the John Alden Carpenter Papers". mms.newberry.org. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Who's who in the Central States. Mayflower Publishing Company. 1929. p. 163.
  5. ^ a b "Luritia " Rue" Winterbotham Carpenter". Find a Grave. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  6. ^ "Rue Winterbotham Carpenter". The Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
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