Charles Follen McKim
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Charles Follen McKim was a prominent American Beaux-Arts architect and founding partner of the firm McKim, Mead & White, known for landmark designs such as New York’s Pennsylvania Station and the Boston Public Library.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles Follen McKim canonical | 30 |
| Charles F. McKim | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American architect
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Beaux-Arts architect ⓘ architect ⓘ human ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
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Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
AIA Gold Medal
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surface form:
American Institute of Architects Gold Medal
Royal Gold Medal ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1847-08-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1909-09-14 ⓘ |
| designed |
McKim Building
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston Public Library, McKim Building
Columbia University Low Memorial Library ⓘ Morgan Library & Museum (original building) ⓘ
surface form:
Morgan Library building in New York City
Rhode Island State House ⓘ
surface form:
Rhode Island State House in Providence
University Club of New York building ⓘ Penn Station (New York City) ⓘ
surface form:
original Pennsylvania Station in New York City
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| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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École des Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| familyName | McKim ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | architecture ⓘ |
| fullName | Charles Follen McKim self-link ⓘ |
| genre |
civic architecture
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institutional architecture ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| influenced |
American Beaux-Arts architects
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early 20th-century civic architecture in the United States ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Henry Hobson Richardson ⓘ |
| memberOf | McKim, Mead & White ⓘ |
| movement |
Beaux-Arts
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surface form:
Beaux-Arts architecture
City Beautiful movement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Boston Public Library (Copley Square main branch)
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surface form:
Boston Public Library
Manhattanville campus ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia University campus master plan
Danforth Memorial Library ⓘ Judiciary Square buildings, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Judiciary Square buildings (Washington, D.C.)
Morgan Library & Museum (original building) ⓘ
surface form:
Morgan Library (New York)
New York Life Insurance Building (Kansas City) ⓘ Penn Station (New York City) ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Station (original New York City station)
Rhode Island State House ⓘ University Club of New York ⓘ |
| notedFor |
integration of sculpture and architecture in civic buildings
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monumental classical compositions ⓘ |
| occupation | architect ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chester County, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | St. James, New York ⓘ |
| positionHeld | founding partner of McKim, Mead & White ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
New York University Main Building
subject surface form:
Administration Building (World's Columbian Exposition)
subject surface form:
McKim, Mead & White
subject surface form:
Frederick W. Vanderbilt Mansion
subject surface form:
Equestrian Statue of William Tecumseh Sherman
this entity surface form:
Charles F. McKim