Mrs. Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mrs._Elizabeth_Sprague_Coolidge
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Royal_Philharmonic_Society_Gold_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1864-10-30
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:child gptkb:Albert_Sprague_Coolidge
gptkbp:deathDate 1953-11-04
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Elizabeth_Sprague_Coolidge_Foundation
gptkbp:fullName Elizabeth Penn Sprague Coolidge
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mrs. Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
gptkbp:knownFor founding the Coolidge Foundation
supporting chamber music
commissioning new music works
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableContributor established the Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress
commissioned works by Bartók, Stravinsky, Copland, and others
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:philanthropist
patron of the arts
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Albert_Arnold_Sprague
gptkb:Nancy_Atwood_Sprague
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkb:Pittsfield,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Frederic_Shurtleff_Coolidge
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Piano_Quintet_in_F-sharp_minor,_Op._35
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8