Nena Manach Goodman (1910 - March 19, 1998)
was an artist, arts' patron, and philanthropist. She specialized in the painting of oil miniatures. Goodman's husband, Andrew Goodman, was the owner and chairman of
New York
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department store
Bergdorf Goodman
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Nena managed Nena's Choice Gallery located on the fourth floor of the store of the store.
Biography
Nena Goodman was born Nena Manach in
Tembleque, Spain
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According to the 2010 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 2 390 inhabitants, but it has since declined.
History
The name is of Iberian ori ...
and raised in
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. She met her husband, Andrew, in 1935.
Goodman was an artist who specialized in the painting of oil miniatures of flowers and buildings. Her paintings often measured one inch by one inch.
Nena managed Nena's Choice Gallery, a space within Bergdorf Goodman where she exhibited the work of young artists.
Her husband was owner and chairman of the store having taken over from his father, Edwin, the store's founder.
Nena, her husband, and their children maintained a home in
Rye, New York
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, and a
penthouse
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apartment located on the top floor of Bergdorf Goodman.
Goodman died March 19, 1998, at the age of 88.
References
External links
Photograph of Nena Goodmanby Alexis Rodríguez-Duarte,
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1910 births
1998 deaths
Painters from New York City
Cuban emigrants to the United States
Spanish emigrants to Cuba