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David Grainger Whitney

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Birthplace: Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: June 12, 2005 (66)
New York City, New York, United States
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Partner of Philip Cortelyou Johnson

Occupation: art curator, collector, gallerist and critic
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About David Whitney

David Whitney was an American art curator, collector, gallerist, and critic. He led a very private life and was not well known outside the art world, even though he participated naked in the 1965 Claes Oldenburg happening Washes. He was the life partner of architect Philip Johnson (1906–2005) for 45 years until their deaths five months apart. He was also a close friend of Andy Warhol. (Wikipedia)

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David Whitney's Timeline

1939
March 28, 1939
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
2005
June 12, 2005
Age 66
New York City, New York, United States