Typically, Walks with the Governor is available to organizations and Institute guests who specifically request the workshop during their stay, but it is now available to the public. To celebrate our 20th anniversary, anyone can attend a Walks with the Governor workshop — just RSVP!
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Winthrop Rockefeller played a pivotal role in shaping the state’s arts scene, most notably through the creation of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, originally known as the Arkansas Arts Center.
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Dos Mujeres was on loan from Abby Rockefeller for the exhibition and remained in her personal collection until she gave it to her eldest child and only daughter, Abigail “Babs” Rockefeller Mauzé, who subsequently donated it to the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in 1955.
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More than 40 years of Winthrop’s history predate his last 20 years here. In 1953, the fourth son of one of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful families suddenly pulled up stakes from New York City and relocated to the top of a mountain in the middle of Arkansas. What did he leave behind?
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In 1953, Winthrop moved permanently to Arkansas. When members of the press and public scrutinized such a drastic change in environment, Winthrop repeatedly stated that Newell was the catalyst for his move.
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It is always important for those of us at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute to pause and celebrate the birthday of the man whose home and legacy we have been entrusted with.
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Winthrop Rockefeller’s military service is no small part of his life’s story and legacy. He was the only Rockefeller brother injured in combat and the only brother to enlist before WWII began.
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