Knowledge

Enid A. Haupt

Source 📝

176:("The Castle"). The Garden's architect, Jean Paul Carlihan, intended the Garden to interpret nearby museums. The Garden is situated atop the underground portions of the Quadrangle building, which includes the National Museum of African Art, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Asian art), and the S. Dillon Ripley Center. Accordingly, the end of the Garden nearest the African Art museum contains a modern interpretation of an Islamic garden, and the end nearest the Sackler Gallery is accented with pink granite moongates. 31: 62:; May 13, 1906 – October 25, 2005) was an American publisher and philanthropist whose gifts supported horticulture, the arts, architectural and historic preservation, and cancer research. She has been described as "the greatest patron American horticulture has ever known" by Gregory Long, the president of the 140:
Haupt's first marriage, to Norman Emil Bensinger ended in divorce; they had one child, Pamela Enid Bensinger (later Mrs. Nusbaum, later Mrs. Allen; 1929—1997), who predeceased her mother. Enid later married Ira Haupt, who died in 1963. During her second marriage, she became involved with gardening,
153:"Books are the most important things in my life besides nature." As an heiress to a family fortune, she was able to make significant contributions to her personal causes and interests, foremost among which was horticulture. 123:, during which time her family moved to New York. Her father was convicted of tax evasion during the 1930s. and sentenced to two years in prison; he died before the end of his sentence. 502: 522: 497: 492: 532: 472: 380: 517: 507: 227: 428: 467: 447: 216: 238:, a playground for children who are patients at the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine at New York University Medical Center." 527: 115:
She was tall and thin as a young girl, and resolved to impress her older sisters by memorizing a new word each day. She attended
173: 180: 199:
was saved from demolition through her efforts and funding. She spent large sums over the years to maintain the gardens of
132: 487: 336: 100:. She was fourth of eight children and last surviving child (seven girls and a boy) born to the couple; the boy was 235: 204: 512: 196: 96: 63: 137:, a post she held until 1970. She also wrote "Young Living", a syndicated fashion, beauty and lifestyle column. 362: 223: 39: 234:, "The gift that gave her the most satisfaction, she said, was one of her earliest and least heralded: the 104:, who was to become a publisher and philanthropist in his own right. One of her sisters was philanthropist 247: 192: 105: 120: 90: 482: 477: 410: 388: 169: 141:
including growing flowers, after she encouraged her husband to help his gardeners find better jobs.
30: 165: 101: 420: 414: 424: 212: 116: 35: 452: 287: 222:
Among her other contributions are works of art for the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the
85: 461: 200: 208: 188: 161: 157: 184: 80: 51: 337:"Enid A. Haupt Dies at 99; Philanthropist Donated Millions for Green Spaces" 149:
Haupt is quoted as often having said "Nature is my religion," and once told
109: 17: 75: 29: 453:
Enid A. Haupt Conservatory at the New York Botanical Garden
363:"Enid A Haupt Philanthropist keen on gardens and youth" 168:, and also a four-acre Victorian garden, known as the 131:
In 1953, she was charged with publishing the magazine
88:, the Jewish founder of a publishing empire based on 448:
Enid A. Haupt Garden at the Smithsonian Institution
330: 328: 326: 324: 322: 320: 318: 316: 314: 312: 310: 308: 419:. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp.  8: 288:"Enid A. Haupt, Philanthropist, Dies at 99" 387:. City Walking Guide. 2018. Archived from 281: 279: 277: 275: 273: 271: 269: 267: 265: 263: 246:Enid Haupt died at age 99 at her home in 156:Haupt contributed the Haupt Fountains at 503:American people of German-Jewish descent 259: 191:and once owned by George Washington. A 361:Reed, Christopher (November 1, 2005). 228:Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 523:20th-century American philanthropists 498:Philanthropists from New York (state) 493:American magazine publishers (people) 187:, a 27-acre plantation, located near 79: 50: 27:American publisher and philanthropist 7: 533:20th-century American businesspeople 217:National Wildflower Research Center 207:. She contributed to the garden of 25: 473:Businesspeople from New York City 174:Smithsonian Institution Building 335:Holley, Joe (29 October 2005). 416:Islamic Gardens and Landscapes 286:Nemy, Enid (27 October 2005). 181:American Horticultural Society 179:She donated the funds for the 1: 518:Philanthropists from Illinois 508:Businesspeople from Milwaukee 195:conservatory located in the 468:Businesspeople from Chicago 211:in Giverny, France, and to 172:, on the south side of the 549: 236:Enid A. Haupt Glass Garden 205:Metropolitan Museum of Art 197:New York Botanical Garden 97:The Philadelphia Inquirer 64:New York Botanical Garden 528:Mount Ida College alumni 70:Early life and education 224:National Gallery of Art 40:Smithsonian Institution 34:Enid Haupt (left) with 381:"Enid Haupt Fountains" 248:Greenwich, Connecticut 226:, and funding for the 106:Janet Annenberg Hooker 43: 411:Ruggles, D. Fairchild 121:Newton, Massachusetts 91:The Daily Racing Form 33: 170:Enid A. Haupt Garden 160:located between the 145:Philanthropic legacy 488:American columnists 341:The Washington Post 166:Washington Monument 102:Walter H. Annenberg 391:on January 4, 2018 292:The New York Times 232:The New York Times 151:The New York Times 117:Mount Ida Seminary 78:to Sadie Cecilia ( 74:Haupt was born in 44: 430:978-0-8122-4025-2 213:Lady Bird Johnson 108:. She grew up in 36:Lady Bird Johnson 16:(Redirected from 540: 513:Annenberg family 435: 434: 407: 401: 400: 398: 396: 385:President's Park 377: 371: 370: 358: 352: 351: 349: 347: 332: 303: 302: 300: 298: 283: 230:. According to 83: 54: 21: 548: 547: 543: 542: 541: 539: 538: 537: 458: 457: 444: 439: 438: 431: 409: 408: 404: 394: 392: 379: 378: 374: 360: 359: 355: 345: 343: 334: 333: 306: 296: 294: 285: 284: 261: 256: 244: 193:Victorian style 147: 129: 86:Moses Annenberg 72: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 546: 544: 536: 535: 530: 525: 520: 515: 510: 505: 500: 495: 490: 485: 480: 475: 470: 460: 459: 456: 455: 450: 443: 442:External links 440: 437: 436: 429: 402: 372: 353: 304: 258: 257: 255: 252: 243: 240: 203:, part of the 146: 143: 128: 125: 84:Friedman) and 71: 68: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 545: 534: 531: 529: 526: 524: 521: 519: 516: 514: 511: 509: 506: 504: 501: 499: 496: 494: 491: 489: 486: 484: 481: 479: 476: 474: 471: 469: 466: 465: 463: 454: 451: 449: 446: 445: 441: 432: 426: 422: 418: 417: 412: 406: 403: 390: 386: 382: 376: 373: 368: 364: 357: 354: 342: 338: 331: 329: 327: 325: 323: 321: 319: 317: 315: 313: 311: 309: 305: 293: 289: 282: 280: 278: 276: 274: 272: 270: 268: 266: 264: 260: 253: 251: 249: 241: 239: 237: 233: 229: 225: 220: 218: 214: 210: 206: 202: 201:The Cloisters 198: 194: 190: 186: 182: 177: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 154: 152: 144: 142: 138: 136: 135: 126: 124: 122: 118: 113: 111: 107: 103: 99: 98: 93: 92: 87: 82: 77: 69: 67: 65: 61: 57: 53: 48: 41: 37: 32: 19: 415: 405: 393:. Retrieved 389:the original 384: 375: 367:The Guardian 366: 356: 344:. Retrieved 340: 295:. Retrieved 291: 245: 231: 221: 209:Claude Monet 189:Mount Vernon 183:to purchase 178: 155: 150: 148: 139: 133: 130: 114: 95: 89: 73: 59: 55: 46: 45: 483:2005 deaths 478:1906 births 162:White House 158:the Ellipse 58:, formerly 462:Categories 395:January 4, 254:References 185:River Farm 47:Enid Haupt 18:Enid Haupt 346:1 January 297:1 January 134:Seventeen 110:Milwaukee 60:Bensinger 56:Annenberg 413:(2008). 164:and the 421:223–224 76:Chicago 38:at the 427:  127:Career 42:, 1988 242:Death 425:ISBN 397:2018 348:2011 299:2011 94:and 215:'s 119:in 81:née 52:née 464:: 423:. 383:. 365:. 339:. 307:^ 290:. 262:^ 250:. 219:. 112:. 66:. 433:. 399:. 369:. 350:. 301:. 49:( 20:)

Index

Enid Haupt

Lady Bird Johnson
Smithsonian Institution
née
New York Botanical Garden
Chicago
née
Moses Annenberg
The Daily Racing Form
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Walter H. Annenberg
Janet Annenberg Hooker
Milwaukee
Mount Ida Seminary
Newton, Massachusetts
Seventeen
the Ellipse
White House
Washington Monument
Enid A. Haupt Garden
Smithsonian Institution Building
American Horticultural Society
River Farm
Mount Vernon
Victorian style
New York Botanical Garden
The Cloisters
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Claude Monet

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.