Winnaretta Singer, Princesse Edmond de Polignac (8 January 1865 – 26 November 1943) was an American-born heiress to the Singer sewing machine fortune. She used this to fund a wide range of causes, notably a musical salon where her protégés included Debussy and Ravel , and numerous public health projects in Paris, where she lived ...
Winnaretta Singer, princesse de Polignac, dite « Winnie » ou « Tante Winnie », née à Yonkers ( État de New York) le 8 janvier 1865 et morte à Londres le 26 novembre 1943, est une mécène musicale d'origine américaine et une des héritières des machines à coudre Singer .
Winnaretta became close with Edmond's niece, Armande de Polignac, who was also a composer and musician. Winnaretta became a patron in public musical circles. With her husband, she hosted a music salon in her renovated atelier.
Singer, Winnaretta (1865–1943)American-born artist, musician, and patron of the arts who established the Fondation Singer-Polignac. Name variations: Princess Edmond de Polignac; Princesse de Polignac; Princess Winnie; Princess de Scey-Montbéliard.
26 de abr. de 2022 · Winnaretta Singer, Princesse Edmond de Polignac (8 January 1865 – 26 November 1943), was an American-born heir to the Singer sewing machine fortune. She used this to fund a wide range of causes, notably a musical salon where her protégés included Debussy and Ravel, and numerous public health projects in Paris, where she lived most of her life.
A biography of Winnaretta Singer-Polignac, heiress to theSinger Sewing Machine fortune, who befriended and subsidized someof the most important musical and lite...
15 de out. de 2023 · They chose the perfect man for her amongst their friends: Prince Edmond de Polignac. He was a fifty-nine year old bachelor who had studied in the Conservatory of Paris and was keen on music composition. Winnaretta and Prince de Polignac got married in December 1893. They both shared a love for arts - especially Monet’s works - and ...