Elizabeth Paepcke (28 Aug. 1902 - June 1994) was a philanthropist and promoter of Aspen, Colorado.[1] She was born near Baltimore, Maryland.
Promotion of Aspen
Paepcke is remembered as the Grand Dame of Aspen due to her love and promotion of the small mining town into the skiing destination it later became.[2][3][4] She studied painting at the Art Institute of Chicago.[5] She died from head injuries resulting from a fall.[6]
Family
Married to Walter Paepcke, she was the sister of American diplomatic figure Paul Nitze. Walter and Elizabeth founded the Aspen Music Festival and School in 1949, and Walter served as the festival's director until 1954 when he appointed baritone Mack Harrell to take over.[7]
Her father, William A. Nitze, was the chairman of Romance Languages at the University of Chicago.[8]
References
- ^ http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1994-06-21/news/1994172056_1_aspen-institute-paepcke-aspen-music-festival
- ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19940617&id=OUAxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BQQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1789,4999839
- ^ http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/findingaids/view.php?eadid=ICU.SPCL.EHPAEPCKE
- ^ http://heritagewest.coalliance.org/items/show/91411
- ^ Lives well lived: Elizabeth Paepcke. eve in the garden of Aspen
- ^ Elizabeth Paepcke, 91, a Force In Turning Aspen Into a Resort
- ^ Ross Parmenter (February 7, 1960). "WORLD OF MUSIC: FRIEND LOST; Mack Harrell's Death Will Mean New Faces At Aspen Festival". The New York Times. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
- ^ Lives well lived: Elizabeth Paepcke. eve in the garden of Aspen
External links
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/findingaids/view.php?eadid=ICU.SPCL.EHPAEPCKE - Guide to the Elizabeth H. Paepcke Papers 1889-1994
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