Fiske Kimball

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1888 – 1955

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Who was Fiske Kimball?

Sidney Fiske Kimball was an American architect, architectural historian and museum director. A pioneer in the field of architectural preservation in the United States, he played a leading part in the restoration of Monticello and Stratford Hall Plantation in Virginia.

Over his nearly-30-year tenure as director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, he moved the museum into its current building and greatly expanded its collections.

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Born
1888
Newton
Education
  • Harvard University
Died
Aug 1, 1955
Munich

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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