Josephine Clay Ford
Josephine Clay Ford | |
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Born | July 7, 1923 Detroit, Michigan , U.S. |
Spouse |
Walter Buhl Ford II
(m. 1943; died 1991) |
Children |
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Parent(s) | Edsel Ford Eleanor Lowthian Clay |
Josephine Clay "Dody" Ford (July 7, 1923 – June 1, 2005) was an American philanthropist and the only granddaughter of Henry Ford.[1]
Early life
Josephine was born in
Her father was the only child of Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motors.[1][4]
Personal life
In 1943, she married Walter Buhl Ford II (1920–1991),[5] not a relative, whose family were prominent in the chemical business in the downriver suburbs of Detroit. He was a descendant of the other prominent families of Detroit including the banking Fords, the Buhl family and Brush family.[5] Walter Ford was himself involved in interior and industrial design and was the chairman and chief executive of Ford & Earl Design Associates.[2] They lived in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, and together were the parents of two sons and two daughters:[1][6]
- Walter Buhl Ford III (1943–2010)[7]
- Eleanor Clay "Nonie" Ford Sullivan (b. 1946),New York City.[11]
- Josephine Clay "Joey" Ford Ingle (b. 1949),[4] who married John William Ingle Jr. in 1971.[12]
- Alfred Brush Ford (b. 1950),[4] who joined the Hare Krishna movement and renamed himself Ambarish Das.[13]
Dody and her husband were also art collectors and owned paintings by Vincent van Gogh, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Pablo Picasso.[2] Walter died in 1991 of pancreatic cancer.[5] Dody died on June 1, 2005, at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.[1]
Philanthropy
In 2001,
Josephine and Walter Ford were major contributors to the College for Creative Studies (a $20,000,000 donation in 1997)[16] and the Detroit Institute of Arts among other institutions.[13] Dody donated Van Gogh's Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin, which was valued at $40,000,000, to the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1996.[13][17] She also donated large amounts of money for cancer research leading to the formation of the Josephine Ford Cancer Center.[14]
See also
- Ford family tree
Sources
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- ^ a b c "Philanthropist, Heiress Josephine Clay Ford, 81". The Washington Post. 2 June 2005. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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- ^ a b c d Mortimer, Jeff (June 16, 2003). "A simplified look at the Ford family tree". Automotive News. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "Art patron Walter Buhl Ford II dead at 71". UPI. October 28, 1991. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Taylor III, Alex; Morrow, David J. (January 16, 1989). "FORDS FOR THE FUTURE The great-grandsons of Henry Ford -- Edsel II and William Clay Jr. -- want to run the family company. But CEO Donald Petersen has real doubts". Fortune. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Great-grandson of Ford founder dies". Ford Inside News Community. February 23, 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Muller, Joann (April 1, 2011). "Ford Family Shuffles Wealth". Forbes. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Miss Eleanor Ford Married to Student". The New York Times. January 18, 1967. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Vardi, Nathan (November 10, 2009). "Founder Of Dooney & Bourke Gets Jail In Bribery Case". Forbes. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Board approved: Who lives at 960 Fifth Avenue?". Luxury Listings NYC. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Times, Special To the New York (27 June 1971). "Miss Joey Ford Wed to John Ingle Jr". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Daily Herald. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Lewiston Sun Journal. 2 June 2005. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Staff, Times; Reports, Wire (2 June 2005). "Josephine Clay Ford. 81; Auto Family Philanthropist". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Meredith, Robyn (21 December 1997). "A Ford Gives $20 Million to Detroit College of Art and Design". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Bradsher, Keith (29 March 2000). "ARTS IN AMERICA; A Detroit Museum on the Rebound With van Gogh". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 April 2018.