David Rockefeller
David Rockefeller
David Rockefelleris an American banker who served as chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation. He is the oldest living member of the Rockefeller family and family patriarch since July 2004. Rockefeller is also the only surviving child of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, and the only surviving grandchild of John D. Rockefeller and Laura Spelman Rockefeller...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth12 June 1915
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
David Rockefeller quotes about
My own interest in art was because of my mother. My father didn't like contemporary art, so he didn't give her large sums to spend. So, she began buying prints and drawings. During my school days, I remember sitting in on many of the early meetings.
I owe much to mother. She had an expert's understanding, but also approached art emotionally.
You know, gentlemen, that I do not owe any personal income tax. But nevertheless, I send a small check, now and then, to the Internal Revenue Service out of the kindness of my heart.
MoMA is doubling its space, and I decided to raise the money for it.
I can only say that I have had a wonderful life.
The conventional notions of art have changed, and a lot of things done today are considered works of art that would have been rejected in the past.
I realize how fortunate I have been; mine has been a wonderful life.
Mother's interest in contemporary American artists emerged during the 1920s.
I think of art as the highest level of creativity. I was exposed to it since I was very small.
When you have a lot of resources, the most important thing is to have had good parents and to have been brought up by people who gave one the proper values.
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 never kept a diary, but I wrote detailed notes of my travels.