David Rockefeller Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“Eventually, most people felt MoMA had filled a very important gap.”

“Mother's taste was eclectic and ranged from the ancient world to the contemporary from Europe to the U.S.”

“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 was brought up feeling that art is a very important part of one's life. It's something that I not only enjoy, it's something I can share with others.”

“They decided to establish a museum of modern art where works by contemporary artists would be shown. Mother was viewed as a very progressive person, and not everybody liked the paintings she bought.”

“Mother liked beauty wherever she found it, and she found it in many different places, both in nature and in contemporary art. And that's where they pretty much parted company. Father... anything that was abstract would to him automatically be not very good.”