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McKim, Mead, and White
McKim, Mead, and White
was the premier
architectural firm
in the eastern United States at the turn of the twentieth century. The firm consisted of
Charles McKim[?]
,
William Mead[?]
, and
Stanford White
. McKim and White studied under
Henry Hobson Richardson[?]
before forming their own firm. They were associated with the
City beautiful[?]
and
Beaux arts[?]
movements, that aimed to clean up the confusion of American cities and imbue them with a sense of order and formality.
Their works include:
Boston Public Library
Pennsylvania Station
,
New York
World Columbian Exposition
(
1893
Chicago
World's Fair
) buildings
Pierpont Morgan Library[?]
,
New York
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