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Electra Havemeyer Webb (August 16, 1888 – November 19, 1960) was a collector of American antiques and founder of the Shelburne Museum. ==Biography== Electra Havemeyer was born on August 16, 1888. She was the youngest child of Henry Osborne Havemeyer and Louisine Elder. She attended Miss Spence's School and traveled with her family to the American West, France, Italy, Spain, Egypt, Greece and Austria, but did not attend college.〔 Electra married polo champion James Watson Webb II of the Vanderbilt family in an elaborate society wedding at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, New York in 1910.〔("Miss Havemeyer Bride of J.W. Webb: St. Bartholmew's Crowded at nuptials of Younger Daughter of Late H.O. Havemeyer" ) ''The New York Times'', February 9, 1910. Retrieved 2010-03-28.〕 They had five children: *Electra Webb (1910–1982) *Samuel Webb (1912–1988) *Lila Webb(1913–1961) *James Watson Webb, Jr. (1916–2000) *Harry Webb (1922–1975).〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Vermont Women's History Project, Vermont Historical Society: Electra Havemeyer Webb )〕 Electra's parents-in-law Dr. William Seward Webb and Eliza Osgood Vanderbilt had transformed a collection of rambling lakeside farms on the shore of Vermont's Lake Champlain into a model country estate. The core of property, the Shelburne Farms, survives today as a nonprofit foundation dedicated to fostering innovative agricultural practices. Recalling her first visit to the Webb estate as a young girl Webb declared "I felt as though I was in dreamland," she was smitten by the beauty of Vermont's Champlain Valley. On the Webb estate she enjoyed horseback riding, the one-hundred and thirteen foot steam yacht, and one of America's first private nine hole golf courses. The pastoral landscape and lush grounds of Shelburne Farms would be replicated at Electra Havemeyer Webb's museum. Shelburne Museum is well known for its fine collection of lilacs, peonies, and New England perennials. During World War I, Electra Webb drove an ambulance in New York City, and was named Assistant Director of the Motor Corps.〔 In 1942, during World War II she joined the Civilian Defense Volunteer Organization, and directed the Pershing Square Civil Defense Center and its blood bank. Recognizing her achievements in the museum field, Yale University awarded Electra Havemeyer Webb an honorary Master of Arts degree in 1956.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://ris-systech2.its.yale.edu/hondegrees/hondegrees.asp )〕 She was the fifth woman to be recognized in this manner. She died on November 19, 1960 at Mary Fletcher Hospital in Burlington, Vermont. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Electra Havemeyer Webb」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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