David Rockefeller
David Rockefeller
David Rockefelleris an American banker who served as chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation. He is the oldest living member of the Rockefeller family and family patriarch since July 2004. Rockefeller is also the only surviving child of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, and the only surviving grandchild of John D. Rockefeller and Laura Spelman Rockefeller...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth12 June 1915
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I think of art as the highest level of creativity. To me, it is one of the greatest sources of enjoyment.
By a museum, I assume you mean an institution dedicated to the events of Sept. 11 and the aftermath. If that is done with sensitivity, I think it would be most appropriate.
I don't recall that I have said and I don't think that I really feel that we need a world government. We need governments of the world that work together and collaborate. But, I can't imagine that there would be any likelihood or even that it would be desirable to have a single government elected by the people of the world.
Everything is in place - after 500 years - to build a true 'new world' in the Western Hemisphere... And what happens if we don't pass NAFTA? I truly don't think that 'criminal' would be too strong a word for rejecting NAFTA.
I think I am basically a happy person.
Little by little, though, people recognized that it was very important to give contemporary artists a permanent place where their work would be kept.
Only once in my life was I on the edge of incivility.
Mother also loved Asian art, but she preferred the ceramics and sculpture of earlier Chinese and Korean dynasties, as well as Buddhist art.
I never kept a diary, but I wrote detailed notes of my travels.
I learned more from my mother than from all the art historians and curators who have informed me about technical aspects of art history and art appreciation over the years.
I think of art as the highest level of creativity. I was exposed to it since I was very small.
I believe that government is the servant of the people and not their master.
Mother's interest in contemporary American artists emerged during the 1920s.
I realize how fortunate I have been; mine has been a wonderful life.