Term Papers on Stanford White

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Stanford White

     Stanford White, the son of Richard Grant White a noted writer, editor, music critic, and Shakespearean scholar, was born in New York City on November 9, 1853.  As a boy, he showed a talent and interest in drawing and the arts, which was greatly encouraged by his family. Although he had no formal training in art, he attended private schools and studied under tutors, Stanford White demonstrated a remarkable artistic gift; he was able to convey an outdoor atmosphere or a particular mood on paper.  He wanted to follow a career as a painter, but did not know how to prepare himself.  Most American painters were self taught, and art instruction was scarce at the time, so White went to painter John La Farge, a friend of his father, for advice.  La Farge bluntly told young White to abandon his thoughts of a career as a painter.  He suggested that White should try a career in architecture instead.
     At the age of sixteen, White was introduced to Henry Hobson Richardson, one of the first Americans to study at the Ecole de Beaux Arts in Paris.  The Ecole de Beaux Arts served as the first source for formal American architecture.  When Richardson met the tall, thin freckle faced child, he was impressed with White’s enthusiasm, an enthusiasm that later characterized him as a mature man.  At the age of nineteen, after studying for a while in New York, White went to work for Richardson in New York as a student draftsman.  White quickly developed skill in design.  He worked with as one of Richarson’s chief assistants on many important works.  While working, White met his future partner Charles McKim, who also attended the Ecole de Beaux Arts, and worked for Richardson the same time White did.  In 1872, McKim left his job to start his own architectural firm with William Rutherford Mead and William Bigelow as partners.  White left Richarson’s office on an extended visit to Europe !
in 1878.  When he was in France, he met up with McKim again, and the two traveled together through southern France and Spain.
In 1880, as a result of the trip, White was asked to join McKim and Mead as partnership; Bigelow had retired.     McKim, Mead, and White had a very successful partnership, which can be seen in all the buildings they designed.
     In 1884, White married Bessie Springs of Smithtown.  Three years later, ...

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