John Russell Pope

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John Russell Pope was a prominent American architect best known for his grand neoclassical designs in Washington, D.C., including the Jefferson Memorial and the National Archives Building.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American architect
architect
human
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
awardReceived AIA Gold Medal
surface form: "Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects"
birthDate 1874-04-24
birthPlace New York City
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1937-08-27
deathPlace New York City
designed American Museum of Natural History expansion plans
Baltimore Museum of Art
National Archives Building
Temple of the Scottish Rite, Washington, D.C.
surface form: "Scottish Rite Temple (House of the Temple) in Washington, D.C."

Jefferson Memorial
surface form: "Thomas Jefferson Memorial"

West Building of the National Gallery of Art
educatedAt Columbia University
École des Beaux-Arts
familyName Pope
fieldOfWork memorial architecture
monumental public buildings
museum architecture
genre civic architecture
memorial architecture
givenName John
hasInfluenced 20th-century American civic architecture
knownFor grand neoclassical designs in Washington, D.C.
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Institute of Architects
movement Beaux-Arts
surface form: "Beaux-Arts architecture"

Neoclassicism
name John Russell Pope
nationality American
notableWork American Museum of Natural History additions in New York City
Baltimore Museum of Art
National Archives Building
Richmond War Memorial (Virginia War Memorial concept influence)
Temple of the Scottish Rite, Washington, D.C.
surface form: "Scottish Rite Temple (House of the Temple) in Washington, D.C."

Temple of the Scottish Rite, Washington, D.C.
surface form: "Temple of the Scottish Rite in Washington, D.C."

Jefferson Memorial
surface form: "Thomas Jefferson Memorial"

National Gallery of Art
surface form: "West Building of the National Gallery of Art"
occupation architect
spouse Sadie Avery Pope
workLocation New York City
Washington, D.C.

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jefferson Memorial architect John Russell Pope
National Archives Building architect John Russell Pope
National Gallery of Art architect John Russell Pope
subject surface form: "Richmond War Memorial"
National Gallery of Art architect John Russell Pope
subject surface form: "West Building"
West Building architect John Russell Pope
subject surface form: "Richmond War Memorial"
John Russell Pope name John Russell Pope

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