Anson Goodyear

Anson Goodyear
Colonel Goodyear, executive officer of the Camp Taylor, Kentucky training school for artillery officers during World War I.
President of the Museum of Modern Art
In office 1929–1939
Preceded by	Inaugural holder
Succeeded by	Nelson Rockefeller
Personal details
Born	June 20, 1877 Buffalo, New York
Died	April 24, 1964(1964-04-24) (aged 86) Old Westbury, New York
Spouses	Mary Martha Forman ​ ​ (m. 1904, divorced)​ Zaidee C. Bliss ​ ​ (m. 1950⁠–⁠1964)​
Children	4
Parent(s)	Charles W. Goodyear Ella Portia Conger
Relatives	Frank H. Goodyear (uncle) George V. Forman (father-in-law)
Residence	A. Conger Goodyear House
Education	Nichols School
Alma mater	Yale University

Anson Conger Goodyear (June 20, 1877 – April 24, 1964) was an American manufacturer, businessman, author, and philanthropist and member of the Goodyear family. He is best known as one of the founding members and first president of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.^[1]