Beth Rudin DeWoody
| Beth Rudin DeWoody | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1952 (age 63–64) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education | B.A. University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Occupation | Arts patron and philanthropist |
| Spouse(s) |
James DeWoody (divorced) Firooz Zahedi |
| Children |
Kyle DeWoody Carlton DeWoody |
| Parent(s) |
Gladyce Largever Rudin Lewis Rudin |
| Family |
Jack Rudin (uncle) Samuel Rudin (grandfather) William Rudin (brother) |
Beth Rudin DeWoody (born 1952) is an American art patron, collector, curator, and philanthropist.[1][2][3]
Biography
DeWoody was born to a Jewish family, the daughter of Gladyce (née Largever)[4][5] and Lewis Rudin.[6][7] She has one brother, William Rudin.[6][8] Her parents later divorced and remarried: her father to Rachel Rudin; and her mother to film executive David Begelman.[9]
DeWoody's interest in art started as child where she attended the Rudolf Steiner School after which she went on to earn a B.A. in anthropology and cinema studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara.[2] She then worked as a production assistant on such movies as Hair (film) and Annie Hall.[2] After marrying artist James DeWoody, she began to get deeply involved in the SoHo art scene where she began to nurture young contemporary artists such as E.V. Day and Tom Sachs.[1] In 1982, she went to work for her father's real estate company where she rose to the rank of vice president[10] in addition to growing her art collection and sponsoring new artists[11] as well as serving as a curator.[12]
Philanthropy
DeWoody serves as President of the Rudin Family Foundation,[2] and sits on the boards of the Whitney Museum of American Art since the mid 1980s,[1] Brooklyn Academy of Music, Creative Time, The New School University, Design Museum Holon in Israel and the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles.[2]
Personal life
Rudin DeWoody has been married twice. Her first husband was artist James DeWoody[13] with whom she had two children: Kyle (cofounder of Grey Area which markets artist-made wares)[14] and artist and designer, Carlton.[2] In 2012, she remarried to photographer Firooz Zahedi.[15] She has homes in West Palm Beach, Florida[1] and Manhattan.[16]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Wall Street Journal: "A Three-House Art Showcase - Works from Warhol to Waters abound at a patron's estate" By Nancy Keates January 8, 2010
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sothebys Magazine: "Spontaneous Collector" BY James Reginato] 12 January 2015
- ↑ Gotham Magazine: "Beth Rudin DeWoody's Displays of Affection" By Stacey Goergen November 1, 2010
- ↑ New York Times: "Gladyce Largever Begelman, Author and Party Consultant" June 30, 1986
- ↑ New York Times: "Paid Notice: Deaths LARGEVER, IDA (HAIMOWITZ)" August 8, 1997
- 1 2 "Lewis Rudin, Head of Real Estate Family and a Frequent City Fiscal Savior, Dies at 74". New York Times. September 21, 2001.
- ↑ "The Real-Estate Royals. End of the Line?". New York Times. August 10, 1997.
- ↑ Los Angeles Times: "Wife of David Begelman Dies of Leukemia" June 28, 1986
- ↑ Los Angeles Times: "Wife Of Film Exec Begelman" June 29, 1986
- ↑ New York Times: "In Real Estate, New Faces, Old Names" By David W. Dunlap March 20, 1994
- ↑ Palm Beach Post: "At home with the art collector" by Scott Eyman January 11, 2013
- ↑ The New York Observer: "Collector Turned Curator: Beth Rudin DeWoody Puts on a Show" by Paul Laster July 28, 2010
- ↑ Wall Street Journal: "A Three-House Art Showcase - Works from Warhol to Waters abound at a patron's estate" By Nancy Keates January 8, 2010
- ↑ W Magazine: "Kyle DeWoody: It Trend, It Girl - An art world progeny turns e-tail entrepreneur" by Vanessa Lawrence July 15, 2013
- ↑ New York Times: "Beth DeWoody and Firooz Zahedi" December 30, 2012
- ↑ New York Magazine: "House Tour 2003 - Eight prominent New Yorkers walk us through their homes, from a radically renovated brownstone to an art-filled aerie" By Wendy Goodman