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Katherine Sophie Dreier (September 10, 1877 – March 29, 1952) was an American artist, lecturer, patron of the arts and social reformer. Dreier developed in interest in art at a young age and was afforded the opportunity of studying art in the United States and in Europe due to her parents' wealth and progressive attitudes. Her sister Dorothea, a Post-Impressionist painter traveled and studied with her in Europe. She was most influenced by modern art, particularly by her friend Marcel Duchamp, and due to her frustration with the poor reception that the works received, she became a supporter of other artists. She was co-founder of the Society of Independent Artists and the Société Anonyme, which had the first permanent collection of modern art, representing 175 artists and more than 800 works of art. The collection was donated to Yale University. Her works were exhibited in Europe and the United States, including the 1913 International Exhibition of Modern Art. Dreier was also an active suffragette, attending the sixth convention of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance in Stockholm, Sweden as a delegate. She was the head of the New York City's German-American Committee of the Woman Suffrage party in 1915 and treasurer of the organization her mother established, German House for Recreation of Women and Children. She co-founded the German House for Recreation of Women and Children, and was its president. Two of her sisters were social reformers, Mary Dreier and Margaret Dreier Robins. ==Personal life== Katherine Sophie Dreier was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 10, 1877. Her parents, Theodor Dreier, a successful businessman, and Dorothea Dreier, were both immigrants from Germany.〔 Her mother's maiden name was Dreier and her parents were cousins from Bremen, Germany. Their ancestors where civic leaders and merchants. Theodor came to the United States in 1849 and became partner of the English iron firm of Naylor, Benson and Company's New York branch. He married Dorothea in 1864 during a visit to Bremen, brought her back with him to the United States, and they lived in a brownstone house in Brooklyn Heights, New York.〔Barbara Sicherman; Carol Hurd Green. ''(Notable American Women: The Modern Period : a Biographical Dictionary )''. Harvard University Press; 1980. ISBN 978-0-674-62733-8. p. 204–205.〕 Katherine Dreier had an older brother and three older sisters.〔 Two of her sisters, Mary Elisabeth and Margaret were suffragettes and labor reformers. Her sister Dorothea was a Post-Impressionist painter.〔 The family was a warm, close family, and Dreier was especially close to Mary, who she saw as an incredibly good person.〔 The Dreier's believed in offering the same opportunities to their daughters as would be made available to their son. They were democratic politically and cherished their German traditions.〔Carol Kort; Liz Sonneborn. ''(A to Z of American Women in the Visual Arts )''. Infobase Publishing; 1 January 2002. ISBN 978-1-4381-0791-2. p. 55–56.〕 Dreier took art lessons each week when she was 12 years of age and she attended George Brackett, a private school in Brooklyn.〔〔 Her family was active in social causes in the community〔 and from a young age, Dreier was involved in social and charitable causes.〔 By 1900 her mother founded the German House for Recreation of Women and Children, where Katherine was treasurer on a volunteer basis from 1900 to 1909. She co-founded the Little Italy Neighborhood Association in Brooklyn in 1905 and was its president.〔 She met and became the fiance of American painter Edward Trumbull, also known as Edward Trumbull-Smith, when she lived in London in 1911. In August 1911, she married him in Brooklyn, but soon learned that he already had a wife and children. The marriage was annulled and she returned to London.〔 A suffragette, she was involved in the International Woman Suffrage Alliance, attending its sixth convention in Stockholm, Sweden in 1911 as a delegate. She was the head of the New York City's German-American Committee of the Woman Suffrage party in 1915.〔〔 Dreier was financially secure following receipt of an inheritance after the death of her parents in the late 1890s.〔 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「Katherine Sophie Dreier」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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