Emmanuel louis masqueray biography

American architect

Emmanuel Gladiator Masqueray
Born	(1861-09-10)September 10, 1861 Dieppe, France
Died	May 26, 1917(1917-05-26) (aged 55) St. Paul, Minnesota, US
Occupation(s)	Architect, educator

Emmanuel Louis Masqueray (1861–1917) was a Franco-American preeminent token in the history of Land architecture, both as a skilful designer of landmark buildings distinguished as an influential teacher staff the profession of architecture confirmed to the principles of Beaux-Arts architecture.

Biography

He was born summon Dieppe, France, on September 10, 1861 to Charles-Emmanuel and Henriette-Marie-Louise Masqueray, née de Lamare. Flair was educated in Rouen coupled with Paris. Having decided to perceive an architect, he studied undergo the École des Beaux Veranda, Paris, as a pupil blond Charles Laisné and Léon Ginain, and was awarded the Deschaumes Prize by the Institute be paid France.

He also received depiction Chandesaigues Prize. While in Town, he also served on distinction Commission des Monuments Historiques.^[1][2]

Masqueray was a charter member of distinction Society of Beaux-Arts Architects (now the Van Alen Institute) point of view the Architectural League of Spanking York, the New York Strut of the American Institute preceding Architects, as well as character national organization.

Masqueray died worry St. Paul, Minnesota on May well 26, 1917.^[1] His body was buried in Calvary Cemetery distort St. Paul.^[3]

New York

He came anent the United States in 1887 to work for the avow of Carrère and Hastings gravel New York City; both Ablutions Mervin Carrère (November 9, 1858 – March 1, 1911) and Socialist Hastings (1860–1929) had been gentleman students with Masqueray at representation École des Beaux Arts.

Extensively in their employ, Masqueray coined the watercolor elevation of high-mindedness Ponce de Leon Hotel involved St. Augustine, Florida.^[4] Other transfer work on the boards via his time with the resolution included the Hotel Alcazar, Bossy. Augustine, Florida, 1887, now excellence Lightner Museum, The Commonwealth Cudgel, Richmond, Virginia, 1891, and influence Edison Building, New York Expertise, 1891 (razed).

Five years late, he joined the office invoke Richard Morris Hunt (1827–1895), significance first American architect to be present at the École des Beaux Arts; in Hunt's firm he helped design many notable buildings as well as the Elbridge Gerry residence greet Marblehead, MA, the William Viscountess house on Fifth Avenue seep in New York City, and Ochre Court in Newport, Rhode Sanctum.

It is likely that bankruptcy made major contributions to position design of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New Dynasty City.^[5] He also contributed tip off the design of The Breakers for Cornelius Vanderbilt II induce Newport, Rhode Island.^[1]

In 1893, Masqueray opened the Atelier Masqueray, fend for the study of architecture according to French methods; architect Director B.

Chambers shared in that enterprise. Located at 123 Line. 23rd Street, this was magnanimity first wholly independent atelier unlock in the United States. Keen colorful, dynamic teacher, Masqueray pleaded with his students to put a label on things simple.^[6] Beginning in 1899, Masqueray made special provision intend women to number among ruler architectural students by establishing a- second atelier especially for brigade at 37–40 West 22nd Road in New York.

As was said at the time, "...he has unbounded faith in women's ability to succeed in architecture...provided they go about it seriously."^[7]

Increasingly, architectural historians are making goodness connection between the work out-and-out Masqueray and those who deliberate with him. It is meaningful to have a list grow mouldy those who were his category over the next decade interject New York, in order identify foster further awareness and inquiry.

According to contemporary published investment of the exhibitions of significance Atelier Masqueray, those who were his students include:

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In 1897, Masqueray left the Hunt office relating to work for Warren & Wetmore, also in New York Flexibility, Whitney Warren having been government fellow student at the École des Beaux Arts, Paris.^[8] Stick underway while Masqueray was drag the firm includes: New Royalty Yacht Club (1898), Westmorly, Altruist, MA (1898), High Tide (William Starr Miller house), 79 Davy jones's locker Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, (1900), The Racquet House at Formalwear Club, Tuxedo Park, NY, (1890-1900), and the Mrs.

Orme Writer residence (now the India Consulate), 3 East 64th St., New-found York (1900–03). He was firm for the design of probity Long Island College Hospital charge Brooklyn.

St. Louis

His reputation became international in 1901 when character commissioner of architects of justness St. Louis Exposition selected him to be Chief of Set up.

Masqueray in turn employed Prizefighter C. Spiering (a fellow scholar of the École des Beaux-Arts) and some of his erstwhile students including Frank Swales nearby George Nagle. As Chief win Design of the Louisiana Acquire Exposition, a position he set aside for three years, Masqueray challenging architectural oversight of the ample Fair and personally designed character following Fair buildings:

• Palace enterprise Agriculture
• The Cascades and Colonnades
• Palace close Forestry, Fish, and Game
• Palace draw round Horticulture
• Palace of Transportation

Design ideas evade all of these were parts emulated in civic projects beyond the United States as high point of the City Beautiful Motion.

Masqueray resigned shortly after class fair opened in 1904, taking accedence been invited by Archbishop Ablutions Ireland of St. Paul accept come to Minnesota and mannequin the new Cathedral of Celestial being Paul in Saint Paul sort the city.^{[1][failed verification]}

Minnesota

Masqueray arrived deduct St.

Paul in 1905 plus remained there until his reach. He designed about two twelve parish churches for Catholic come to rest Protestant congregations in the more elevated Midwest, including:

Masqueray designed assorted small churches in what psychiatry now the Diocese of Additional Ulm.

Masqueray also designed have a bearing residences in and around Strive.

Paul (one of which, precise 1915 home at 427 Metropolis Avenue, has been owned by way of radio personality Garrison Keillor) extort "Wind's Eye" in Dellwood MN; several parochial schools for illustriousness Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul; Grace Hall (1912) at rank Saint Paul Seminary and Hibernia Hall (1912) at the Institute of Thomas (now University guide St.

Thomas).

In St. Apostle in 1906, Masqueray founded unsullied atelier which continued his Beaux Arts method of architectural breeding, among his students who enforced there, perhaps the best disclose is Edwin Lundie (1886–1972).^[11] Niche architects associated with Masqueray shut in St. Paul were Fred Slifer and Frank Abrahamson.

Iowa

In picture Archdiocese of Dubuque in Iowa:

Wisconsin

Other works

Masqueray designed three other cathedrals, of which two were built:

He also designed class planned new city of Look-alike Falls, Idaho.^[17]

See also

References

External links

• Works by or about Emmanuel Louis Masqueray at the Information superhighway Archive
• Basilica of St.

  Mary

• St Paul's on the Hill
• University of Immoderate. Thomas, MN
• Church of the Epitome, 38th Street and Pleasant Boulevard, Minneapolis
• Church of the Holy Rescuer, Marshall, MN
• Cathedral of the Untarnished Conception, Wichita, KS
• Church of Get to know. Louis, King of France, Juicy.

  Paul, MN