Richard Morris Hunt
(1827–1895) amerikansk arkitekt
Richard Morris Hunt (USA, 1827–1895) is listed in the catalogue as a sculptor. By year of birth, Richard Morris Hunt belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.
Richard Morris Hunt was born in Brattleboro and died in Newport. Richard Morris Hunt trained at Beaux-Arts de Paris. Richard Morris Hunt studied under Hector-Martin Lefuel. Richard Morris Hunt became a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters and Académie des beaux-arts. The awards include Knight of the Legion of Honour, Royal Gold Medal, and Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. The students included George B. Post, Henry Van Brunt, Frank Furness, and William Robert Ware.
One of the best-known works is ‘Biltmore Estate’. The catalogue has one work by Richard Morris Hunt with a free image. The dated work is from 1891.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Frederic Edwin Church, Ludwig Angerer, Peter Bernhard Wilhelm Heine, Emil Hünten, and Siegwald Dahl.