John Russell Pope (April 24, 1874 – August 27, 1937) was an American
architect
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whose firm is widely known for designing major public buildings, including the
National Archives and Records Administration
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building (completed in 1935), the
Jefferson Memorial (completed in 1943) and the West Building of the
National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art, and its attached Sculpture Garden, is a national art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. Open to the public and free of ch ...
(completed in 1941), all in
Washington, D.C.
Biography
Early life
Pope was born in
New York City
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in 1874, the son of a successful portrait painter and his wife. He studied architecture at
Columbia University
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and graduated in 1894. He was the first recipient of the
Rome Prize
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to attend the newly founded
American Academy in Rome
The American Academy in Rome is a research and arts institution located on the Gianicolo (Janiculum Hill) in Rome.
The academy is a member of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers.
History
In 1893, a group of American architects, ...
,
a training ground for the designers of the "
American Renaissance." He would remain involved with the Academy until his death.
Pope traveled for two years through
Italy
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and
Greece
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, where he studied, sketched and made measured drawings of more Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance structures than he did of the remains of ancient buildings. Pope was one of the first architectural students to master the use of the large-format camera, with glass negatives. Pope attended the
École des Beaux-Arts
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in
Paris
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in 1896, honing his
Beaux-Arts style
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. After returning to New York in 1900, he worked for a few years in the office of
Bruce Price
Bruce Price (December 12, 1845 – May 29, 1903) was an American architect and an innovator in the Shingle Style. The stark geometry and compact massing of his cottages in Tuxedo Park, New York, influenced Modernist architects, including ...
before opening his own practice.
American architect
Throughout his career, Pope designed private houses such as The Waves, his personal residence at Newport, Rhode Island,
and public buildings in addition to the Jefferson Memorial and the National Gallery, such as the massive
Masonic
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House of the Temple
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(1911–1915), also in Washington, and the triumphal arch Theodore Roosevelt Memorial (1936) at the
American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History (abbreviated as AMNH) is a natural history museum on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. In Theodore Roosevelt Park, across the street from Central Park, the museum complex comprises 26 int ...
in
New York City
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.
He designed the extension of the
Henry Clay Frick
Henry Clay Frick (December 19, 1849 – December 2, 1919) was an American industrialist, financier, and art patron. He founded the H. C. Frick & Company coke manufacturing company, was chairman of the Carnegie Steel Company, and played a maj ...
mansion in New York City that created the Garden Court and music room, among other features, as the house was expanded to be operated as a museum.
In 1912 he submitted several proposals for the
Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial built to honor the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., across from the Washington Monument, and is in ...
, but lost out to
Henry Bacon.
In 1919, he developed a master plan for the future growth of
Yale University
Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the w ...
. Pope's plan for Yale was significantly revised by
James Gamble Rogers
James Gamble Rogers (March 3, 1867 – October 1, 1947) was an American architect. A proponent of what came to be known as Collegiate Gothic architecture, he is best known for his academic commissions at Yale University, Columbia Univers ...
in 1921, who had more sympathy for the requirements of the city of
New Haven, Connecticut
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. Rogers did keep the Collegiate Gothic unifying theme offered by Pope. Pope's original plan is a prime document in the
City Beautiful
The City Beautiful Movement was a reform philosophy of North American architecture and urban planning that flourished during the 1890s and 1900s with the intent of introducing beautification and monumental grandeur in cities. It was a part of the ...
movement in
city planning
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. Pope won a
Silver Medal
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in the
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ...
for his design of the
Payne Whitney Gymnasium.
His firm's designs alternated between revivals of
Gothic
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People and languages
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**Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths
**Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...
,
Georgian, eighteenth-century French, and
classical styles. Pope designed the
Henry E. Huntington
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mausoleum on the grounds of
The Huntington Library
The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens, known as The Huntington, is a collections-based educational and research institution established by Henry E. Huntington (1850–1927) and Arabella Huntington (c.1851–1924) in San Mar ...
in southern California. He later used the design as a prototype for the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. The Jefferson Memorial and the National Gallery of Art were both
neoclassical, modeled by Pope on the Roman
Pantheon
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* Pantheon (religion), a set of gods belonging to a particular religion or tradition, and a temple or sacred building
Arts and entertainment Comics
*Pantheon (Marvel Comics), a fictional organization
* ''Pantheon'' (Lone St ...
.
Lesser known projects by Pope's firm include
Union Station,
Richmond, Virginia
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(1917), with a central rotunda capped with a low saucer dome; it now houses the
Science Museum of Virginia;
Branch House (1917–1919), a Tudor-style mansion in Richmond, now housing the
Virginia Center for Architecture; the
Baltimore Museum of Art; and in Washington, D.C., the
National City Christian Church,
DAR Constitution Hall,
American Pharmacists Association
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Building,
Ward Homestead, and the
National Archives Building (''illustration, left''). In
Milwaukee
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, Wisconsin, he designed a severe
neo-Georgian clubhouse for the
University Club (1926). In
Oneonta, New York
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, he designed the first building for
Hartwick College
Hartwick College is a private liberal arts college in Oneonta, New York. The institution's origin is rooted in the founding of Hartwick Seminary in 1797 through the will of John Christopher Hartwick. In 1927, the Seminary moved to expand into a ...
: Bresee Hall was constructed in 1928. In 1932, he constructed the chapter house for
Alpha Delta Phi
Alpha Delta Phi (), commonly known as Alpha Delt, ADPhi, A-Delt, or ADP, is a North American Greek-letter social college fraternity. Alpha Delta Phi was originally founded as a literary society by Samuel Eells in 1832 at Hamilton College in C ...
at
Cornell University
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in
Ithaca, New York
Ithaca is a city in the Finger Lakes region of New York, United States. Situated on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake, Ithaca is the seat of Tompkins County and the largest community in the Ithaca metropolitan statistical area. It is named ...
. Earlier, he designed the City Hall in
Plattsburgh, New York
Plattsburgh ( moh, Tsi ietsénhtha) is a city in, and the seat of, Clinton County, New York, United States, situated on the north-western shore of Lake Champlain. The population was 19,841 at the 2020 census. The population of the surroundin ...
, which was completed in 1917, and the city's Macdonough Monument, erected in 1926 to commemorate the naval victory of Commodore Macdonough in the Battle of Plattsburgh on September 11, 1814.
Pope designed additions to the
Tate Gallery
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and
British Museum
The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It docum ...
in London, an unusual honor for an American architect, and the
War Memorial
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Symbolism
Historical usage
It has ...
at Montfaucon-d'Argonne, France. Pope also designed extensive alterations to
Belcourt, the
Newport residence of
Oliver and
Alva Belmont
Alva Erskine Belmont (née Smith; January 17, 1853 – January 26, 1933), known as Alva Vanderbilt from 1875 to 1896, was an American multi-millionaire socialite and women's suffrage activist. She was noted for her energy, intelligence, strong ...
. The Georgian Revival residence he built in 1919 for Thomas H. Frothingham in
Far Hills, New Jersey has been adapted as the
United States Golf Association Museum
The United States Golf Association Museum and Arnold Palmer Center for Golf History is home to the world's premier collection of golf artifacts and memorabilia. It is located adjacent to the United States Golf Association’s headquarters in Liber ...
.
Pope was a member of the
U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) is an independent agency of the federal government of the United States, and was established in 1910. The CFA has review (but not approval) authority over the "design and aesthetics" of all construction with ...
in Washington, DC from 1912 to 1922, serving as vice chairman from 1921 to 1922. He also served on the Board of Architectural Consultants for the
Federal Triangle
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complex in Washington, D.C.
Legacy
A 1991 exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, ''John Russell Pope and the Building of the National Gallery of Art'', spurred reappraisal of his work. For some time, it had been scorned and derided as overly historicist by many critics influenced by
International Modernism.
Pope also served as an early mentor and employer of American modernist
Lester C. Tichy.
Pope was the maternal grandfather of the actress
Andra Akers
Andra Akers (September 16, 1943 – March 20, 2002) was an American actress and philanthropist. A character actress, she appeared in films, theater and television, usually in tough or brassy roles.
Early life and education
Akers was born in New ...
.
Gallery
Image:Brazilian-residence-dc044.jpg, 1908: McCormick House (Washington, D.C.) (now a Brazilian Embassy residence)
Image:Abraham_Lincoln_Birthplace_NHS.jpg, 1909–1911: Memorial Building Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
Image:House_of_the_Temple.JPG, 1911–1915 House of the Temple
The House of the Temple is a Masonic temple in Washington, D.C., United States that serves as the headquarters of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A. (officially, Home of The Supreme Council, 33°, Ancient & Accepted ...
, Washington, D.C.
Image:Charlcote_House.jpg, 1911–1915: Charlcote House, Baltimore, Maryland
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Image:Brodhead-Bell-Morton_Mansion.jpg, 1912: Morton House (renovation of Brodhead-Bell-Morton Mansion
The Brodhead-Bell-Morton Mansion, also known as the Levi P. Morton House is a historic Beaux-Arts home, located at 1500 Rhode Island Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Logan Circle neighborhood.
History
It was built in 1879, to the ...
), now Embassy of Hungary in Washington, D.C.
Image:Branch_House,_Richmond,_Virginia.JPG, 1916–1919: Branch House, Richmond, Virginia
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Image:USGA_Museum.jpg, 1919: Frothingham Home, now United States Golf Association Museum
The United States Golf Association Museum and Arnold Palmer Center for Golf History is home to the world's premier collection of golf artifacts and memorabilia. It is located adjacent to the United States Golf Association’s headquarters in Liber ...
, Far Hills, New Jersey
Image:Woodlawn_Cemetery_in_Bronx,_New_York_(2).jpg, 1920: F.W. Woolworth Mausoleum, Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, New York
Image:Dartmouth_College_John_Russell_Pope_1922.jpg, 1922: Dartmouth College
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Master Plan
Image:Meridian_House_in_Washington,_DC.jpg, 1923: Meridian House, Washington, D.C.
Image:Woodend.jpg, 1927–28: Woodend, Chevy Chase, Maryland
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Image:BaltimoreMuseumofArt.JPG, 1927–1929: Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
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Image:Skylands.jpg, 1927±: Skylands Manor, Ringwood, New Jersey (New Jersey Botanical Garden)
Image:HendrickC.JPG, 1928: Hendricks Chapel
Hendricks Chapel is an interfaith religious and cultural chapel located on the campus of Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. It located on the Shaw Quadrangle, and serves as the spiritual center of Syracuse University by hosting over ten ...
, Syracuse University
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, Syracuse, New York
Image:Memorial-staircase.jpg, 1928: Breese Hall, Hartwick College
Hartwick College is a private liberal arts college in Oneonta, New York. The institution's origin is rooted in the founding of Hartwick Seminary in 1797 through the will of John Christopher Hartwick. In 1927, the Seminary moved to expand into a ...
, Oneonta, New York
Oneonta ( ) is a Administrative divisions of New York#City, city in southern Otsego County, New York, Otsego County, New York (state), New York, United States. It is one of the northernmost cities of the Appalachian Region. According to the 2020 ...
Image:DARHallFront.JPG, 1929: Constitution Hall
DAR Constitution Hall is a concert hall located at 1776 D Street NW, near the White House in Washington, D.C. It was built in 1929 by the Daughters of the American Revolution to house its annual convention when membership delegations outgrew Me ...
, Washington, D.C.
Image:National_City_Christian_Church_-_Washington,_DC_-_DSC05475.JPG, 1930: National City Christian Church, Washington, D.C.
Image:Cornell_Alpha_Delta_Phi_House_August_2002.jpg, 1931: Chapter House, Alpha Delta Phi
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, Cornell University
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Image:Am_Pharmacists_Ass_DC.jpg, 1933 American Institute of Pharmacy Building
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, Washington, D.C.
Image:USA-NYC-American_Museum_of_Natural_History.JPG, 1929–1935: NY State Theodore Roosevelt Memorial (Arch, Entrance, & Hall), American Museum of Natural History
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, New York City
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Image:Yale_Cathedral_of_Sweat.JPG, 1932–1936: Payne Whitney Gymnasium, Yale University, New Haven
Image:Frick_Collection_-_www.joyofmuseums.com_-_external_2.jpg, 1935: Garden Court, Frick Collection
The Frick Collection is an art museum in New York City. Its permanent collection (normally at the Henry Clay Frick House, currently at the Frick Madison) features Old Master paintings and European fine and decorative arts, including works by ...
, New York City
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Image:Montfaucon383.jpg, 1935–1937:War Memorial
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Symbolism
Historical usage
It has ...
at Montfaucon-d'Argonne, France
Image:Parthenon_Greek_Exhibition_Hall_British_Museum_London_England.jpg, 1931–1938 Duveen Gallery ( Elgin Gallery), British Museum
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, London
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Image:Tate_Britain_North_Gallery_Jaguar.jpg, 1937 Duveen Gallery (North Gallery) Tate Britain
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, London, UK
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Selected works
* 1910:
William B. Leeds
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Mausoleum,
Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, New York
* 1926:
University Club,
Milwaukee
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, Wisconsin
* 1927:
Huntington Mausoleum,
San Marino, California
* 1927: "The Waves" (Pope's Newport residence), 61 Ledge Road,
Newport, Rhode Island
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* 1931:
First Congregational Church,
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, an ...
* 1933–1935:
National Archives Building,
Washington, D.C.
* 1936: Dixie Plantation House,
Greenville, Florida
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Geography
Greenville is located in western Madison County at (30.467, –83.635). U.S. Route 90 pass ...
* 1938–1941:
National Gallery of Art
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,
Washington, D.C.
* 1939–1942:
Jefferson Memorial,
Washington, D.C.
See also
*
:John Russell Pope buildings
*
Eggers & Higgins
References
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Bibliography
* Bedford, Steven McLeod. ''John Russell Pope: Architect of Empire'', New York: 1998.
* Garrison, James B.
Mastering Tradition: The Residential Architecture of John Russell Pope'. New York: Acanthus Press, 2004.
External links
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John Russell Pope's Master Plan for Dartmouth, 1919Pictures and Info on John Russell Pope's Historic Long Island Commissions* "Blanchard Randall Papers,1914–1969" Baltimore Museum Of Art
* "Architect John Russell Pope's Baltimore" March 31 – August 1, 2004. The Baltimore Museum of Art.
Smith, H. D. "Recent Domestic Architecture from the Designs of John Russell Pope." ''The Brickbuilder'', Vol. XXV, No. 8, August 1916. pp. 189-204 and following plates.
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1874 births
1937 deaths
Architects from New York City
Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation alumni
American alumni of the École des Beaux-Arts
Olympic silver medalists in art competitions
Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Olympic competitors in art competitions
Fellows of the American Institute of Architects