Edward M.M. Warburg, Jewish leader, philanthropist and patron of the arts, will be married on December 6 to Mary Whelan Currier of this city, it was announced today by Mrs. John P. Williams, of Marlin, Tex., mother of the bride-to-be.
Mrs. Currier, who is 29, was formerly married to Richard Currier, of Boston, the marriage having been terminated in New Hampshire in 1936. She has lived in Florence, Italy. Her sister is Mrs. Leo D’Erlanger, of London. For the past year, Mrs. Currier has been editor of Vogue, the fashion magazine.
Mr. Warburg is the youngest son of Mrs. Felix M. Warburg and the lasted banker and philanthropist. He is a graduate of Harvard, 1930, and for two years taught in the art department of Bryn Mawr College. He founded the American Ballet in 1933 and acted as its director and producer for four years.
Mr. Warburg has associated himself in philanthropy and education, having been most active in connection with the Museum of Modern Art, of which he is a trustee and a member of several committees. He is also a member of the Visiting Committee of the Fogg Art Museum and the Germanic Museum of Harvard; is on the Council of New York University, the National Child Labor Committee and is chairman of the Executive of the American Friends of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Mr. Warburg’s principal activity has been in connection with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, of whose administrative committee he is chairman. He is also a member of the executive committee of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
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