Geburtsdatum | Samstag, 12. Juni 1915 |
Geburtsort | New York City, U.S. |
Todesort | Pocantico_Hills,_New_York |
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Beschreibung | David Rockefeller (June 12, 1915 – March 20, 2017) was an American investment banker who served as chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation. He was the oldest living member of the third generation of the Rockefeller family, and family patriarch from July 2004 until his death in March 2017. Rockefeller was the fifth son and youngest child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, and a grandson of John D. Rockefeller and Laura Spelman Rockefeller. |
As children we recognized that we belonged to an unusual, even exceptional, family, but the effect was different on each of us.
I am convinced that material things can contribute a lot to making one's life pleasant, but, basically, if you do not have very good friends and relatives who matter to you, life will be really empty and sad and material things cease to be important.
I learned more from my mother than from all the art historians and curators who have informed me about technical aspects of art history and art appreciation over the years.
I owe much to mother. She had an expert's understanding, but also approached art emotionally.
My grandfather, along with Carnegie, was a pioneer in philanthropy, which my father then practiced on a very large scale.
I believe that government is the servant of the people and not their master.
The Japanese have a wonderful sense of design and a refinement in their art. They try to produce beautiful paintings with the minimum number of strokes.
I think of art as the highest level of creativity. To me, it is one of the greatest sources of enjoyment.
I hope the Guggenheim plan will be revived.
