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Richard Morris Hunt 1895 Biltmore House Asheville, NC |
Richard
Morris Hunt (1828-1895) was an architect who is widely credited as the one of
the fathers of American architecture. He started the first studio in America to
formally train young architects in New York and took a prominent role in
founding the American Institute of Architects, of which he became president in
1888. Much of his work is... | GA | igrkio | |
Frederick Law Olmsted 1895 Biltmore House Asheville, NC |
"I
have all my life been considering distant effects and sacrificing immediate
success and applause to that of the future."
-- Fredrick
Law Olmsted
Frederick
Law Olmsted (1822-1903) is widely recognized as the founder of American landscape
architecture and the nation's foremost parkmaker. His first, his most loved,
and in many ways he's best... | GA | igrkio | |
Angels, after a relief, Church of Los Jeronimos, Granada 1893-1916 |
From: Harvard
Clear wax
used as a resist to produce white highlights.
The subject
of this watercolor has been identified by Mary Crawford Volk (unpublished
letter in the drawing department's curatorial files,16 July 1990) as a relief panel
in the 16th-century "retablo" of the Church of Los Jer—nimos in
Granada. According to the diary entry of... | GA | igrkio |
- John Singer Sargent