Laura Nelson Kirkwood

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Laura Nelson Kirkwood was the daughter and heiress of Kansas City newspaper publisher William Rockhill Nelson, remembered for her role in enabling the creation of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art through her family's estate.

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instanceOf human
philanthropist
associatedWith Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
The Kansas City Star
burialPlace Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Missouri
commemoratedBy naming of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in part for the Nelson family
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
familyName Kirkwood
father William Rockhill Nelson
gender female
givenName Laura
hasRelative Mary McAfee Atkins
hasRole benefactor of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art through her estate
heritage American
influenced development of arts and culture in Kansas City
legacy her estate helped fund the establishment of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City
mother Ida Houston Nelson
name Laura Nelson Kirkwood
notableEvent her death triggered the disposition of the Nelson family estate for public purposes
notableFor being the daughter and heiress of newspaper publisher William Rockhill Nelson
role in enabling the creation of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
notableProject endowment that contributed to the founding of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
occupation heiress
philanthropicFocus art museums
cultural institutions in Kansas City
placeOfDeath Kansas City, Missouri
placeOfResidence Kansas City, Missouri
residence Oak Hall, Kansas City, Missouri
spouse Irwin R. Kirkwood

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William Rockhill Nelson child Laura Nelson Kirkwood
Laura Nelson Kirkwood name Laura Nelson Kirkwood