Becker Lenygon, Jeannette (1877-01-01 - 1977-08-13)

GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON- 2530
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-2730)
Name
Jeannette Becker Lenygon
Title
Mrs.
Gender
Female
Lived
b. ca. 1877-01-01 d. 1977-08-13 (new)
Manuscripts
Source of Data (Contributor name)

Obituary in the New York Times (see link below); Hannah Yip.

Biographical Sources Consulted

Obituary in the New York Times (see link below)

Other note

Jeannette Becker Lenygon was born in 1877. She was educated at Northwestern University, receiving a degree in decorating. She married Francis Henry Lenygon, a British architect, in 1926. In 1966, she was in charge of furnishing the new wing of Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the Mayor of New York. Lenygon was also Chairman of the National Committee on Historic Restoration of the American Institute of Interior Designers. In addition, she took part in the restoration of the White House in Washington, D. C during J. F. Kennedy's presidency. Lenygon died in a nursing home in Evanston, Illinois on 13 August 1977 at the age of 100.

Attached URL
http://www.nytimes.com/1977/08/15/archives/jeannette-lenygon-100-decorator.html Obituary for Jeannette Becker Lenygon written by Farnsworth Fowle, published in the New York Times on 15 August 1977.
GEMMS record created
October 30, 2019
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024