Charles Augustus de Kay (July 25, 1848 – May 23, 1935) was a linguist, poet, critic, and fencer. He was a son of
George Coleman De Kay, a naval officer.
[
He graduated from ]Yale College
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in 1868.National Sculpture Society
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, the Authors' Club
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The Authors' C ...
, the National Arts Club
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and the Fencers Club
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.United States Fencing Hall of Fame
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in 2008. He was an art and literary critic for ''The New York Times
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'' for 18 years. He was a co-founder of the Circle of Friends of the Medallion.[Homren, Wayne (editor)]
"Numismatic Writer Charles De Kay"
''The E-Sylum'', volume 5, number 43, October 27, 2002, Article 4. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
He also wrote under the pseudonyms "Henry Eckford"[ and "Louis Barnaval".][Barnaval, Louis]
in ''Who's Who in America
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'', 1901-1902 edition; p. 58; via archive.org
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In June 1894, he was nominated by Grover Cleveland
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to be Consul General at BerlinHempstead, New York
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It occupies the s ...
.
Writing
*''The Bohemian'' (New York, 1878)George Wharton Edwards
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Early life and education
Edwards was born in Fair Haven, Connectic ...
. New York : A.S. Barnes (1898).[De Kay 1898: (see also: etc.)]
digital copy
at Internet Archive
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digital copy
at University of Michigan.
*''Life and Works of Barye''
See also
*List of USFA Hall of Fame members
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1963–1978
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References
External links
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Louis Comfort Tiffany and Laurelton Hall: an artist's country estate
an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on DeKay
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1848 births
1935 deaths
American male fencers
The New York Times journalists
Journalists from Washington, D.C.
Yale College alumni
Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
American art critics