Fiske Kimball
American architect (1888ā1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sidney Fiske Kimball (1888 ā 1955) 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.
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Born | Sidney Fiske Kimball (1888-12-08)December 8, 1888 Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | August 15, 1955(1955-08-15) (aged 66) Munich, Germany |
Alma mater | Harvard University University of Michigan |
Occupation | Architect |
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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.