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Cushing was a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York City Center, and was on the board of the Yale Art Gallery. She was also a major supporter of the American National Theater and Academy and the Henry Street Settlement .
She was a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York City Center, and was on the board of the Yale Art Gallery. She was also a major supporter of the American National Theater and Academy and the Henry Street Settlement.
She was a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York City Center, and was on the board of the Yale Art Gallery. She was also a major supporter of the American National Theater and Academy and the Henry Street Settlement. Mary Cushing Fosburgh died on November 4, 1978 at her home in Manhattan after a long illness.
Cushing Sisters. Fosburgh, Minnie Astor (1906–1978). American socialite, philanthropist. Name variations: Mary Cushing; Minnie Astor.
Discover life events, stories and photos about Mary Benedict Cushing (1906–1978) of Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Cushing was a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York City Center, and was on the board of the Yale Art Gallery. She was also a major supporter of the American National Theater and Academy and the Henry Street Settlement.
As a patron of the arts, served as a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and supported struggling young artists; her salons became famous for their glittering guest lists, which included such notables as composer Leonard Bernstein, playwright Tennessee Williams, and Princess Margaret Rose of England. Fosburgh, Minnie Astor (1906–1978)
