Background
Cobb, Elizabeth Bliss Parkinson was born on September 25, 1907 in New York City. Daughter of Cornelius Newton and Zaidee Clark (Cobb) Bliss.
Cobb, Elizabeth Bliss Parkinson was born on September 25, 1907 in New York City. Daughter of Cornelius Newton and Zaidee Clark (Cobb) Bliss.
Graduate, Chapin School, New York City, 1926.
Assistant director volumes and home service volumes, New York chapter American Red Cross, 1942-1945; member art committee, Addison Gallery, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 1953-1972; trustee, Archives American Art, 1970-1979; trustee, Museum Modern Art, since 1941; president, Museum Modern Art, 1965-1968; vice president, Museum Modern Art, 1968-1978; vice chairman, Museum Modern Art, 1978-1991; vice chairman emeritus, Museum Modern Art, since 1991; president international council, Museum Modern Art, 1957-1965; vice chairman emeritus, Museum Modern Art, since 1991.
Married John Parkinson, Junior, December, 1932 (divorced December 1945). Children– John III, Zaidee Parkinson Dufallo. Married Henry Ives Cobb, Junior, January 11, 1981.