Sondra Minette Gilman Gonzalez-Falla (née Golden, November 26, 1926 – May 26, 2021) was a curator and patron of the arts.
Throughout her lifetime, Gilman amassed a sizeable collection of modern art and photography, which included works by Agnes Martin, Andy Warhol, and Robert Mapplethorpe.
She was a trustee of the Lincoln Center Theatre, and the Patron's Room in the lobby is named after her husband Chris Gilman and herself.
[1] After graduating from Syracuse University with a bachelor's in art history, she worked as an assistant for journalist Walter Cronkite.
[4] Bob Colacello, former editor of Andy Warhol's Interview magazine, recalled a visit to the property in the September 1975 issue: Got up early and drove to the Gilmans' estate, "White Oaks," on the St. Mary's River, which is the border between Florida and Georgia.
Sandy and Chris Gilman were waiting for us at the entrance to their ultramodern concrete-and-glass house surrounded by thousands of acres of pinelands.
[6] Governor George W. Bush appointed Gonzalez-Falla to the position of Texas Art Commissioner, which he held from 1997 to 2003.
[6] In 2012, Gilman—who was the longest-serving member of the Whitney Museum's board of trustees—was honored at a gala for her contributions, which included donations of artwork and more than $5.8 million.