Architect Richard Morris Hunt and the City Beautiful Movement Replay

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From Beaux-Arts palaces and towering monuments to the world's most famous art museums, American architect Richard Morris Hunt seemed to have his hands in every large design project during the Gilded Age. But how did a son of a prominent American political family take advantage of his opportunities to become one of the most accomplished architects in history? This is the story of the "Dean of American Architects," and how Hunt's dedication to urban beautification and civic pride can still be felt over a century later.

Join New York Adventure Club as we uncover the life and legacy of Richard Morris Hunt (1827-1895), a 19th-century American architect who not only helped transform New York’s built environment by creating some of the city’s most beloved architectural gems, but also helped transform the way we think about cities as a source of pride and inspiration.

Led by writer, historian, and New York City tour guide Lucie Levine, our virtual experience surrounding the architectural legacy of Richard Morris Hunt will include:

• His world-spanning early education and works, which included being the first American architect trained at famed architectural school L'ecole de Beaux Arts and designing sections of the Louvre as part of his first professional project
• and he traveled all over the world (his brother was one of the first people to photograph egypt in the 1850s)
• How his family's esteemed reputation in American politics (think governors, congressmen, and relatives of writers/signers of the Declaration of Independence) helped him become the “court architect” of such illustrious families as the Astors and Vanderbilts
• An overview of the City Beautiful Movement that Hunt helped usher in, in addition to why he founded civic organizations like The Municipal Art Society and The American Institute of Architects
• A look at Hunt's most notable buildings and monuments, such as the Statue of Liberty pedestal, main wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Administration Building at the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition of 1893
• Images of the immaculate private homes he designed in New York and beyond, including the William K. Vanderbilt House on Fifth Avenue, The Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island, and the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina

Afterward, we’ll have a Q&A with Lucie — any and all questions about Richard Morris Hunt are welcomed and encouraged!

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Categories: Replay, Virtual, Gilded Age