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Archer Milton Huntington (March 10, 1870 – December 11, 1955) was an American philanthropist and scholar, primarily known for his contributions to the field of Hispanic studies. He founded the Hispanic Society of America in New York City, and made numerous contributions to the American Geographical Society. [1] [2]
Feb 28, 2019 · Archer Huntington’s lifelong scholarly passion for the archeology, history, and art of Spain and her former colonies began at age 19 when he visited Mexico in 1889 with his parents, Arabella and Collis P. Huntington. From the 1890s to the 1920s, Archer formed one of the world’s greatest collections of Spanish art.
Mar 29, 2020 · The Archer Huntington mansion looks very Gothic Victorian in style. Original photograph is located at the Hispanic Society of New York City , NY. Archer M. Huntington’s Mansion called “Pleasance” & the Archer Huntington Estate, NYC: (41 acres) “Plaisance” in French for a “source of pleasure”.
Over the course of fifty years, Archer Huntington dedicated his life and considerable family resources to forming one of the world’s great collections of Hispanic art and literature. By the time of his death in 1955, the Society under his guidance had published more than two hundred monographs by its curators, and other internationally noted..
May 18, 2019 · In anticipation of the reopening of the Hispanic Museum and Library this Fall (2019) on the Audubon Terrace, we thought we might take a look at the man behind the historic Terrace ~ Archer Milton Huntington ~ and his home on Fifth Avenue. We begin in 1900 when young Archer Milton Huntington.
Oct 1, 1995 · Archer Milton Huntington, philanthropist, author, and art collector, was born in New York City on March 10, 1870. He was the son of John and Arabella Duval (Yarrington) Worsham. In 1884 Arabella Duval married railroad magnate Collis P. Huntington, who adopted her son.
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Archer Milton Huntington was both a romantic and an educator. Though the many institutions he founded were dedicated to very different purposes and themes, they were unified by Huntington's unique philosophy and approach to public education.
Archer Huntington, born March 10, 1870, was the son of his mother Arabella's first husband, John A. Worsham, a banker in New York in the late 1860s. Worsham apparently died shortly after the marriage, and Archer was adopted by his mother's second husband, Collis P. Huntington, not long after their marriage in July 1884.
Archer Milton Huntington (1870-1955) was an American philanthropist, art patron, scholar and poet. The son of Arabella Duval Huntington and her husband, railroad industrialist Collis P. Huntington, Archer made substantial contributions -- both scholarly and financial -- in his chosen fields, though he is particularly known for his work in ...
Archer Milton Huntington was an American philanthropist and scholar, primarily known for his contributions to the field of Hispanic studies. He founded the Hispanic Society of America in New York City, and made numerous contributions to the American Geographical Society.
