Kimball, Fiske, 1888-1955

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Museum director, architect. Educated at Harvard (M.Arch. 1912) and University of Michigan (Ph.D. 1915). Founder and director of the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University (1923-1925). Director of Philadelphia Museum of Art (1925-1955).

From the description of Papers of Sidney Fiske Kimball, 1918-1952 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 269301918

Sydney Fiske Kimball, b. Newton, Mass. Architect, architectural historian, professor of architecture and fine arts, and author. University of Michigan (1912-1919), University of Virginia (1919-1923), New York University (1923-1925), Philadelphia Museum of Art (1925-1955). Restored Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home, and Stratford, seat of the Lee family.

From the description of Sketch of west elevation of Monticello [manucript], n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 57467154

Architect and museum director.

From the description of Letter, 1918 March 13, Ann Arbor, to Mr. Lewis. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 170925302

" ... incorrectly called the McIntire Amphitheater--an amphitheater is circular or oval in shape ... the theater was made possible by a $120,000 gift from Paul Goodloe McIntire ..." (Virginius Dabney, Mr. Jefferson's University : A History).

From the description of Blueprints of Amphitheatre of the University of Virginia [manuscript], 1920. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647925289

Supervising Architect for Memorial gymnasium.

From the description of Plans and elevations for Memorial Gymnasium [manuscript], 1922. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 648017855

(See: Nat'l Cyclop. of Amer. Biogr., 47, pp. 660-1)

  • 1888: Born, Newton, Mass., December 8, 1888.
  • 1909: A.B., Harvard University
  • 1909 - 10 : Teaching assistant in fine arts, Harvard University
  • 1910 - 11 : Architectural study in Europe as Sheldon fellow of Harvard
  • 1912: M.Arch., Harvard University
  • 1912 - 13 : Instructor in architecture at University of Illinois
  • 1913: Married Marie Goebel, Urbana, Ill., June 7, 1913
  • 1913 - 15 : Instructor in architecture at University of Michigan
  • 1915: Ph.D., University of Michigan
  • 1915 - 16 : Assistant professor in architecture at Univ. of Michigan
  • 1916 - 17 : Sachs research fellowship at Michigan
  • 1918 - 19 : Assistant professor of fine arts at Univ. of Michigan
  • 1919 - 23 : Professor and head of department of architecture and fine arts, University of Virginia
  • 1919 - 25 : Lecturer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • 1921 - 23 : Supervising architect of Univ. of Virginia
  • 1923: Established the Instit. of Fine Arts at New York University
  • 1923 - 25 : Director of the Instit. of Fine Arts and Morse professor of the literature of the arts of design, New York University; also lecturer at the National Academy of Design, New York City.
  • 1924 - 55 : Architect for New York University
  • 1925 - 55 : Director of Philadelphia Museum of Art until his retirement in January, 1955
  • 1935 - 55 : Member of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Commission
  • 1955: Director of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation
  • 1955: Elected director emeritus of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
  • 1955: Died, Munich, Germany, August 14, 1955.

Bibliographical Note: Mary Kane, A Bibliography of the Works of Kimball. Ed. by Frederick D. Nichols, (Charlottsville, University of Virginia Press, 1959. 67p.)

From the guide to the Papers of Sidney Fiske Kimball, 1918-1952., (Fine Arts Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

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referencedIn Papers, 1939-1984 Harvard Art Museums. Archives
creatorOf Carl Zigrosser papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Stanard, Mary Newton, 1865-1929. Papers of Mary Mann Page Stanard [manuscript] ca. 1916-23. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Coolidge, John, 1913-1995. Correspondence : with Carl Zigrosser, 1956-1962. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Makielski, Stanislaw John, 1893-1969. Architectural drawings of Stanislaw J. Makielski [manuscript], 1914-1968. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Philadelphia Museum of Art. Correspondence with Margaret Naumburg, 1946-1947. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Gertrude Wolf, papers, undated, 1899-1944 American Jewish Historical Society
creatorOf Jones, Hilary P.,. Papers of the Noland family of Hanover County, Va., 1814-1948. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Kimball, Fiske, 1888-1955. Blueprints of Amphitheatre of the University of Virginia [manuscript], 1920. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Wells Ira Bennett Papers, 1916-1965 Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Hudnut, Joseph, 1886-1968. Drawings of the University of Virginia to illustrate Fiske Kimball's article on "Jefferson the Architect" : [manuscript] : 5 drawings 1926. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Kimball, Fiske, 1888-1955. Sketch of west elevation of Monticello [manucript], n.d. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Photographs pertaining to the Fiske Kimball symposium at the University of Virginia [graphic], 1996. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Kimball, Fiske, 1888-1955. Plans and elevations for Memorial Gymnasium [manuscript], 1922. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Kimball, Fiske, 1888-1955. Papers of Sidney Fiske Kimball, 1918-1952 (inclusive). Harvard University, Fine Arts Library
referencedIn Seymour, George Dudley, 1859-1945. George Dudley Seymour papers, 1684-1944 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf Frary, I. T. (Ihna Thayer), 1873-1965. Papers 1887-1952. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
creatorOf Adamic, Louis, 1899-1951,. Letters to Alfred Kreymborg [manuscript], 1921-1956. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Kimball, Fiske, 1888-1955. Letter, 1918 March 13, Ann Arbor, to Mr. Lewis. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Canaday, John, 1907-1985. Essay on modern printing [manuscript], 1954. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Philadelphia Museum of Art. Correspondence to Paul Philippe Cret, 1939-1940. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Wilson, James Southall, 1880-1963. Guest book of Julia and James Southall Wilson [manuscript], 1922-1937. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Wilson, James Southall, 1880-1963. Guest book of Julia and James Southall Wilson, 1922-1937. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf R.E. Lee and Son. Papers of R.E. Lee and Son [manuscript], 1935-1962. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn George Dudley Seymour papers, 1684-1944 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
creatorOf Kimball, Fiske, 1888-1955. Fiske Kimball records, 1908-1955. Philadelphia Museum of Art
creatorOf Jerry Bywaters papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Hume, Gary Leroy, 1941-. Checklist of architectural drawings in the U.Va. Library [manuscript] 1968. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Kimball, Fiske, 1888-1955. Correspondence with Paul Philippe Cret, 1922-1943. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Warwick, Linwood Hughes, 1887-. Papers regarding the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial [manuscript], 1926. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Kimball, Fiske, 1888-1955. Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1929-1956, n.d. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Papers of Sidney Fiske Kimball, 1918-1952. Fine Arts Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University.
creatorOf Francis Patrick Garvan papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Grigg, Milton L. (Milton LaTour), 1905-1982. Papers of Milton L. Grigg [manuscript] 1930-1981. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Katherine Dunn Pagon papers relating to the Barnes Foundation Archives of American Art
referencedIn Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004 Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Charles Moore papers, 1901-1940 Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Sypher, Wylie. Wylie Sypher Papers, 1924-1986, 1953-1975. Simmons College, Beatley Library
referencedIn Duell, Prentice, 1894-1960. Papers of Prentice Van Walbeck Duell, 1894-1960 (inclusive). Harvard University, Fine Arts Library
creatorOf Moore, Charles, 1855-1942. Charles Moore papers, 1889-1940. Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Hume, Fannie Page, 1838-1865. Fannie Page Hume diary extracts and miscellaneous Civil War and Albemarle County history items [manuscript], 1862-1945. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Bennett, Wells Ira, 1888-. Wells I. Bennett papers, 1916-1965. Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Rosenbach Company. Correspondence, 1903-1953 Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Papers regarding the exact location of Thomas Jefferson's birth place 1945 April13. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Thomas Prichard Rossiter and Rossiter Family papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Building Analysts. Drawing of Shack Mountain [manuscript], 1990. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Kimball, Fiske, 1888-1955. Architectural drawings of Stratford, Westmoreland Co., Va. [manuscript] 1937. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Campbell, Edmund S. (Edmund Schureman), 1884-1950. Edmund Schureman Campbell papers. [manuscript] 1884-1950. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Harrison, Francis Burton, 1873-1957. Francis Burton Harrison papers [manuscript], 1921-1945, no date. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Shackelford, George Green. Papers of George Green Shackelford and the Shackelford family [manuscript], 1909-1990. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Madison, James, 1751-1836,. Correspondence with Fiske Kimball [manuscript] 1830, 1947. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Building Analysts. Drawing of Shack Mountain, 1990. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Kimball, Fiske, 1888-1955. Fiske Kimball papers, 1874-1957, n.d. Philadelphia Museum of Art
creatorOf Philadelphia Museum of Art selected records Archives of American Art
creatorOf Kean, Jefferson Randolph, 1860-1950. Papers of Jefferson Randolph Kean [manuscript] 1890-1950. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Cocke, Betty Page, 1872-1973,. Papers of the Cocke-Elliot family [manuscript], 1854-1992. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Barnes, Albert C. (Albert Coombs), 1872-1951. Correspondence with the University of Pennsylvania, 1926-1950. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Morris family. Papers, 1684-1935. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Fitz-Hugh, Thomas, 1862-1957. Papers of Thomas Fitz-Hugh [manuscript] 1881-1906. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Papers of Paul J. Sachs, 1903-2005 Harvard Art Museums. Archives
creatorOf Thomas Prichard Rossiter and Rossiter Family papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn New York University. Office of the University Architect. Joseph J. Roberto administrative records, 1928-1987 (bulk 1960-1987). Churchill County Museum
referencedIn Material relating to the Public Works of Art Project and W.P.A. Projects in Pennsylvania, ca.1939-ca.1940. Winterthur Library
referencedIn Emil Lorch Papers, 1891-1963 Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Kimball, Fiske, 1888-1955. Fiske Kimball Papers, 1920-1941. Peabody Essex Museum
referencedIn Porter, Arthur Kingsley, 1883-1933. Papers of Arthur Kingsley Porter : correspondence, 1910-1925. Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Kimball, Marie Goebel, 1889-1955. Papers of Marie Goebel Kimball [manuscript] ca. 1920-1955. University of Virginia. Library
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creatorOf Oral history interview with Adelaide Fogg Archives of American Art
referencedIn Oral history interview with John Canaday Archives of American Art
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Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Salem (Mass.)
Italy
Stratford Hall (Va.)
Colonial Williamsburg (Williamsburg, Va.)
United States
France
France
Subject
Architecture, Domestic
Architecture, Domestic
Architecture, Domestic
Printing
Architects
Architecture
Architecture
Architecture, Renaissance
Architecture, Rococo
Art museum architecture
Art museums
Art museums
Art museums
Art museums
Gymnasiums
Historic buildings
Historic preservation
Museum directors
Museum finance
Occupation
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Birth 1888-12-08

Death 1955-08-14

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