V2, Chap 15 (Sahha), I, p 461 - "Mene, mene tekel, upharsin"

[Michael Bailey]

but why does Rachel go to the Whitney?  some New York reason?
what was happening at the Whitney in 1956?

apparently its specialty is in 20th century American art (so, thematic...)

a) it wasn't looking like it does now (and in fact I see they are moving again)

b) it's moved several times and the current building was erected in the 60s

http://www.nyc-architecture.com/UES/UES059.htm
In 1956, a group of supporters formed the Friends of the Whitney
Museum of American Art. This organization was led by ardent collectors
and benefactors of American art: Seymour H. Knox, Mrs. Albert List,
Milton Lowenthal, Roy R. Neuberger, Duncan Phillips, Nelson A.
Rockefeller, David M. Solinger, and Hudson D. Walker. The Friends were
responsible for acquiring some of the most spectacular paintings and
sculptures represented in the collection. Without works such as Edward
Hopper's Second Story Sunlight, David Smith's Lectern Sentinel, Franz
Kline's Mahoning, Willem de Kooning's Door to the River, and Stuart
Davis' The Paris Bit, as well as more than a hundred others purchased
by the Friends, the Whitney's collection would be far less significant
today, particularly in the field of abstract art.

http://arthistory.about.com/od/from_exhibitions/ig/the_third_mind/aaca_gugg_0109_12.htm

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