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1929
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2020
VIRGINIA WRIGHT Obituary
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Matthew Kangas
March 1, 2020
so many people, including myself, benefited from mrs. wright's foresight, vision and generosity. she was especially good at helping young people interested in the visual arts. her influence on all the arts, though, not just visual arts, will be felt by seattle and US institutions and individuals for many years. for example, for her new housewarming in the highlands, she commissioned a new piece by terry riley--who conducted and performed it, to entertain the guests. i also remember how kind she was to let bob rauschenberg tend bar at his own after-party in washington park at their earlier home. at the press conference, i loved her question, "Bob, where do you get your fabrics?" she had a sense of humor on top of it all that was often self-deprecating as when she bragged that her most important job at sidney janis was dusting the philodendron leaves. jackson pollock helped her take down his show by ripping out the staples on the stretchers. she and nelson rockefeller bought the only two works sold. she was 23 at the time. jinny will be missed for her laughter as well as her arts patronage. somehow this modest woman was a genius. matthew kangas
Charles Bergmann
February 22, 2020
I knew Jinny as an around the corner neighbor and thru serving on The Seattle Art Museum Development Board while the new downtown museum was built. Yes - she was wealthy and a great patron of the arts - but my strongest impression of her was that she was totally "for real".
Charles 'Bud' Bergmann
South Newfane, Vermont
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