The Hoppin Albums
with Richard Guy Wilson & Paul F. Miller
August 12, 2022
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Join historians Richard Guy Wilson and Paul F. Miller to discuss a new exhibit highlighting the recent acquisition of photo albums belonging to Francis L.V. Hoppin (1866-1941), The Mount’s principal architect. Hoppin, who established his architectural firm of Hoppin & Koen, had once worked at McKim, Mead & White, was a talented draughtsman and watercolorist. The two volumes comprising the collection contain over 300 unpublished interior and exterior photos of structures throughout the east coast of the United States. Included in these albums are rare, unpublished photos of The Mount under construction.
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The Mount is a Massachusetts Cultural Council UP designated organization welcoming participants of all disabilities. Please contact The Mount at 413-551-5100 or by email, info@edithwharton.org, to discuss accommodations needed to participate fully in this event.
This program is made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.
Free
- Pre-registration is recommended as seating is limited.
- The lecture is in the Stable auditorium.
Biographies
Richard Guy Wilson is Commonwealth Professor Emeritus in Architectural History at the University of Virginia. A frequent lecturer, television commentator, and author of many articles and books on different aspects of American and modern architecture and design including The American Renaissance (1979), McKim, Mead & White, Architects (1982), The AIA Gold Medal (1983), Machine Age in America (1986), Thomas Jefferson’s Academical Village (1993, 2009) The Colonial Revival House (2004), Harbor Hill: Portrait of a House (2008) and Edith Wharton At Home (2012).
Paul F. Miller is a Curator Emeritus, The Preservation Society of Newport County, and the Director of Clouds Hill Victorian House Museum, Warwick, RI. Active for several decades in the interior restoration, collections acquisitions, and exhibitions of the fabled Newport cottages, Miller is currently Director of the former Slater-Reed-Allen summer estate Clouds Hill. He is the author of numerous articles and publications on 18th and 19th-century architectural interiors and awards, including an appointment as a Getty Scholar and the Williamson Award for Professional Leadership from the Rhode Island State Historic Preservation Commission.