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Sturgis, Russell
1836 - Born in Baltimore County, Maryland on the 16th of October.
1856 - He graduated from the Free Academy in New York.
1862 - He returned to the United States. He designed Battell Chapel and Farnham and Durfee Halls at Yale.
1880 - He was in Europe and for a short time after his return was secretary of the New York Municipal Civil Service Board.
1889 - He was president of the Architectural League of New York.
1895 - He was first president of the Fine Arts Federation.
- He was a member of the National Society of Mural Painters, the National Sculpture Society, the National Academy of Design, and the New York chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
1896 - He wrote European Architecture.
1901 - He edited A Dictionary of Architecture and Building with architect Charles Amos Cummings,
1903 - How to Judge Architecture.
1904 - The Appreciation of Sculpture.
1905 - His lectures in Chicago being published under the title The Interdependence of the Arts of Design.
- The Appreciation of Pictures.
- A Study of the Artist's Way of Working in the Various Handicrafts and Arts of Design.
1906 - An unfinished History of Architecture.
1909 - Died on the 11th of February.
1856 - He graduated from the Free Academy in New York.
1862 - He returned to the United States. He designed Battell Chapel and Farnham and Durfee Halls at Yale.
1880 - He was in Europe and for a short time after his return was secretary of the New York Municipal Civil Service Board.
1889 - He was president of the Architectural League of New York.
1895 - He was first president of the Fine Arts Federation.
- He was a member of the National Society of Mural Painters, the National Sculpture Society, the National Academy of Design, and the New York chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
1896 - He wrote European Architecture.
1901 - He edited A Dictionary of Architecture and Building with architect Charles Amos Cummings,
1903 - How to Judge Architecture.
1904 - The Appreciation of Sculpture.
1905 - His lectures in Chicago being published under the title The Interdependence of the Arts of Design.
- The Appreciation of Pictures.
- A Study of the Artist's Way of Working in the Various Handicrafts and Arts of Design.
1906 - An unfinished History of Architecture.
1909 - Died on the 11th of February.
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A dictionary of architecture and building: Biographical, historical, and descriptive by Russell Sturgis (Unknown Binding - Jul 25, 2008) |
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Sturgis' Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture and Building: An Unabridged Reprint of the 1901-2 Edition, Vol. II: F-N by Russell Sturgis and Frances A. Davis (Paperback - Jun 1, 1989) Volume 2 of monumental 3-volume classic offers comprehensive and detailed coverage of architectural terms, individuals and national styles. Total in set: over 100 photographs and more than 1000... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The interdependence of the arts of design;: A series of six lectures delivered at the Art Institute of Chicago, being the Scammon lectures for 1904, by Russell Sturgis (Unknown Binding - Jul 25, 2008) |
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A critique of the works of Bruce Price (Great American architects series) by Russell Sturgis (Unknown Binding - Jan 1, 1970) |
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A Study of the Artist's Way of Working in the Various Handicrafts by Russell. STURGIS (Hardcover - Jul 25, 2008) |
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THE APPRECIATION OF SCULPTURE by Russell Sturgis (Paperback - Jul 25, 2008) |
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