Explore the Background of this artwork, Frederick Keep Monument.
Frederick Keep was a Washington, D.C. businessman. His wife, Florence, was the sister of Mabel Thorp Boardman, one of the founders of the American Red Cross, and American socialite Josephine Porter Boardman. Her father, William J. Boardman, a lawyer and philanthropist who died August 2, 1915, is also buried in Rock Creek Cemetery.Florence socialized with U.S. Secretary of State John Hay, Agnes Meyer, Katharine Graham, Ruth Draper, and President William Taft and his wife. A number of Keep's personal belongings were donated to the National Museum of American History by her sister Josephine, including a late 1920s evening dress that was exhibited in the Hall of American Costume from 1964-1973.
evening dress American Red Cross American Katharine Graham Washington, D.C. socialite Rock Creek Cemetery U.S. Secretary of State John Hay President William Taft Agnes Meyer Ruth Draper National Museum of American History Josephine Porter Boardman Mabel Thorp Boardman