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William Adams Delano 1874–1960
In 1903, after studying architecture in Paris, William Delano returned to New York City, where he established an architectural practice that swiftly attracted an elite clientele. Together with his professional partner Chester Holmes Aldrich, Delano designed houses for prominent American families, including the Astors, Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, and Whitneys. His major buildings include the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore (1905–10), the Knickerbocker Club (1913–15) and the Colony Club (1916) in Manhattan, and the Marine Air Terminal at LaGuardia Airport (1939). Delano also taught architecture at Columbia University from 1903 to 1910.
In 1922, Delano designed the interior of the Grand Central Art Galleries, located on the sixth floor of the recently completed Beaux-Arts train station in New York City. The exhibition venue was intended to broaden public access to contemporary American art, and Sargent was instrumental in its founding. This drawing may have been made in connection with the project.
Charcoal on paper, 1922
American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York; gift of Mr. Delano, 1939
This is the National Portrait Gallery sign in the exhibit. |