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Everett Shinn Everett Shinn
Everett Shinn 1876-1953, American painter and magazine illustrator, b. Woodstown, N.J., studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Moving to New York City, Shinn created a series of murals for Stanford White that led to numerous commissions. He is best known for his street scenes and... Read more
William Travers Jerome William Travers Jerome
William Travers Jerome 1859-1934, American lawyer, b. New York City. Prominent in the cause of reform, he served (1894-95) on the Lexow commission to investigate political corruption and managed (1894) the successful campaign of William L. Strong for reform mayor of New York City. He helped frame... Read more
The Players The Players
Players, The, New York City club for actors, writers, painters, sculptors, and musicians, was founded by Edwin Booth (1888), who was president until his death, and presented the organization with a building designed by Stanford White. Later presidents included Joseph Jefferson and John Drew.... Read more
Beauty salons Beauty salons
Olivia Lee Dilworth Stanford 1914-2004 Businesswoman, pianist, and community leader Olivia Stanford packed many full and successful lives within the almost ninety years she lived. First known nationally as the co-owner of the largest black beauty salon in the United States, she was also an... Read more
Donald M. Payne Donald M. Payne
Donald M. Payne1934– Politician In November of 1988 Donald M. Payne made history when he became the first black from New Jersey elected to the U.S. Congress. A former city councilman and Democratic leader from Newark, Payne won a nearly 80,000-vote victory over his Republican challenger in New... Read more
William Rutherford Mead William Rutherford Mead
William Rutherford Mead 1846-1928, American architect, b. Brattleboro, Vt. He entered the office of Russell Sturgis in New York City. In 1872 he began to practice architecture with C. F. McKim , and their partnership was joined by Stanford White in 1879 to make the famous firm of McKim, Mead,... Read more
John Howard Payne John Howard Payne
John Howard Payne John Howard Payne (1791-1852) was America's first international actor-dramatist. Though he was a prolific playwright, he is best remembered for his song "Home, Sweet Home." John Howard Payne was born in New York City on June 9, 1791. Against his family's wishes he early... Read more
Robert Gwathmey Robert Gwathmey
Robert Gwathmey , 1903-88, American painter, b. Richmond, Va. Gwathmey taught at Cooper Union from 1942 to 1968. Among the first white artists to portray African Americans with dignity, he created paintings with flat areas of color that combine empathy for impoverished Southern blacks with intense... Read more
Stanford White Stanford White
Stanford White 1853-1906, American architect, b. New York City; son of Richard Grant White. In 1872 he entered the office of Gambrill and Richardson in Boston, at the time when H. H. Richardson was at the peak of his fame. There White worked upon the design for Trinity Church, Boston. After... Read more
Charles Follen McKim Charles Follen McKim
Charles Follen McKim 1847-1909, American architect, b. Chester co., Pa., studied (1867-70) at the École des Beaux-Arts. He was one of the founders of the firm of McKim, Mead, and Bigelow, which in 1879 became McKim, Mead, and White (see William Rutherford Mead and Stanford White ). A vast... Read more

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