▁to ▁Cambridge , ▁Massachusetts ▁and ▁began ▁studying ▁sculpt ure ▁with ▁her ▁cousin , ▁artist ▁L ily ▁S aar inen . ▁According ▁to ▁S aar inen , ▁Sed g wick ▁" was ▁very ▁in secure ▁about ▁men , ▁though ▁all ▁the ▁men ▁loved ▁her ." ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁she ▁part ied ▁with ▁members ▁of ▁an ▁el ite ▁bo hem ian ▁fr inge ▁of ▁the ▁Harvard ▁social ▁scene , ▁which ▁included ▁many ▁gay ▁men . ▁ ▁Sed g wick ▁was ▁deeply ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁her ▁older ▁brothers , ▁Francis ▁Jr . ▁( known ▁as ▁" M int y ") ▁and ▁Robert ▁( known ▁as ▁" Bob by "), ▁who ▁died ▁within ▁ 1 8 ▁months ▁of ▁each ▁other . ▁Francis ▁Sed g wick , ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁particularly ▁unh appy ▁relationship ▁with ▁their ▁father , ▁suffered ▁several ▁break down s , ▁eventually ▁dying ▁by ▁suic ide ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁while ▁committed ▁at ▁Silver ▁Hill ▁Hospital . ▁Her ▁second ▁oldest ▁brother , ▁Robert , ▁also ▁suffered ▁from ▁mental ▁health ▁problems ▁and ▁died ▁when ▁his ▁motor cycle ▁crash ed ▁into ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁bus ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁Family ▁background ▁The ▁Sed g wick ▁family ▁was ▁long ▁established ▁in ▁Massachusetts ▁history . ▁Her ▁sevent h - gre at ▁grand father , ▁English - born ▁Robert ▁Sed g wick , ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Major ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Bay ▁Col ony ▁sett ling ▁in ▁Char l est own