Marion Sims Wyeth

Marion Sims Wyeth
BornFebruary 17, 1889
New York City, U.S.
DiedFebruary 4, 1982(1982-02-04) (aged 92)
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
EducationPrinceton University
École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
OccupationArchitect
Parent(s)John Allan Wyeth
Florence Nightingale Sims
RelativesJ. Marion Sims (maternal grandfather)
John Allan Wyeth (brother)

Marion Sims Wyeth /ˈwaɪ.əθ/ FAIA (February 17, 1889 – February 4, 1982) was an American architect known for his range in styles such as Art Deco, Mediterranean Revival, and classical Georgian, French, and Colonial. He designed numerous mansions in Palm Beach, Florida during its gilded age. Wyeth was among a group of architects considered the “Big Five,” along with John L. Volk, Addison Mizner, Maurice Fatio, and Howard Major, who defined Palm Beach style in the early twentieth century.

Biography

Wyeth was born in New York City to Florence Nightingale Sims and Dr. John Allan Wyeth, who founded what is today the Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital in 1882[1] (which became Cabrini Medical Center). His grandfather J. Marion Sims founded the first Women's Hospital in the U.S. in 1855 (it is now part of Mount Sinai Morningside).[2]

High Point monument
Mar-a-Lago

Wyeth attended Princeton University and studied at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he was awarded the Prix Jean LeClerc in 1913 and the Deuxième Prix Rougevin in 1914.[3]

Wyeth worked at Carrère & Hastings. He moved to Palm Beach, Florida in 1919 where he founded the firm of Wyeth and King with his business partner Frederic Rhinelander King. He was the first Palm Beach architect to be elected a fellow of the American Institute of Architects.[4]

Wyeth had over 700 commissions, many of which in Palm Beach, including Mar-a-Lago (1923-1927 with Joseph Urban). Other notable commissions include the Norton Museum of Art (1941) in West Palm Beach, the Florida Governors Mansion in Tallahassee, and Shangri La, Doris Duke’s house in Honolulu, Hawaii.[5]

In 1993, Wyeth's collection was donated to the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach by architect Sidney Neil. The collection includes 13,000 architectural drawings and over 900 photographs.[6]

Projects

The Church of the Epiphany

References

  1. ^ Wyeth, John Allan (1914). Sabre and scalpel: the autobiography of a soldier and surgeon. Harper & Brothers. p. 464.
  2. ^ "OBGYN & Reproductive Health Services NYC | Mount Sinai - New York".
  3. ^ Long Island Country Houses and Their Architects, 1860-1940 by Robert B. Mackay (Editor), Anthony K. Baker (Editor), Carol A. Traynor (Editor) - W. W. Norton & Company (February 1997) - ISBN 0-393-03856-4
  4. ^ Tropical Style: Private Palm Beach by Jennifer Ash (Author), Alex McLean (Author) Abbeville Press; 2nd edition (November 1992) Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine ISBN 1-55859-489-2
  5. ^ "Marion Sims Wyeth Collection". Palm Beach Preservation Foundation. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  6. ^ "Marion Sims Wyeth Collection". Palm Beach Preservation Foundation. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  7. ^ "Epiphany history 1933-1962". Epiphanynyc.org. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  8. ^ Norval White; Elliot Willensky; Fran Leadon (2010). AIA Guide to New York City. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-977291-9. Retrieved 2013-01-06.

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