Magazine, "Coronet" featuring Arkansas First Lady Jeannette Edris Rockefeller
Object number2008.266.01
DateApril 1968
Mediumpaper and ink
Dimensions7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (19.1 x 14 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionMagazine "Coronet" featuring Arkansas First Lady Jeannette Edris Rockefeller, pages 12-17, Color image of Katherine Hepburn on the cover.Jeannette Edris Rockefeller was born on July 13, 1918 in Seattle, Washington. Jeannette married Winthrop Rockefeller on June 11, 1956. In 1959 Jeannette and Winthrop did a statewide fundraising campaign for the Museum of Fine Arts (now the Arkansas Arts Center). Jeannette became the president of the Arkansas Arts Center Board of Trustees in 1960 and held the position until 1968. She went on to serve as the president for the Arkansas and National Associations for Mental Health, a trustee for the Research Foundation of the National Association for Mental Health, Inc., Finch College in New York City, and Philander Smith College during the 1960s. Jeannette divorced Winthrop in 1971. She died on December 7, 1997 and is buried in Seattle.
Status
Not on view
November 7, 1983
May 23, 1963