James Huneker

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1857 – 1921

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Who was James Huneker?

James Gibbons Huneker was an American art, book, music, and theater critic. A colorful individual and an ambitious writer, he was "an American with a great mission," in the words of his friend, the critic Benjamin de Casseres, and that mission was to educate Americans about the best cultural achievements, native and European, of his time.

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Born
Jan 31, 1857
Philadelphia
Also known as
  • James Gibbons Huneker
Nationality
  • United States of America
Lived in
  • New York City
Died
Feb 9, 1921

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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