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Cass Gilbert

1859–1934 · American

Born
1859 · Zanesville
Died
1934 · New York City

65 works in the Collect24 Registry

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Cass Gilbert was an American architect and an early proponent of skyscrapers, whose works include the Woolworth Building and the United States Supreme Court Building. He served as president of the American Institute of Architects in 1908–09.

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Cass Gilbert (November 24, 1859 – May 17, 1934) was an American architect. An early proponent of skyscrapers, his works include the Woolworth Building, the United States Supreme Court Building, the state capitols of Minnesota, Arkansas, and West Virginia, the Detroit Public Library, and the Saint Louis Art Museum and Public Library. His public buildings in the Beaux Arts style reflect the optimistic American sense that the nation was heir to Greek democracy, Roman law and Renaissance humanism. Gilbert's achievements were recognized in his lifetime; he served as president of the American Institute of Architects in 1908–09. Gilbert was a conservative who believed architecture should reflect historic traditions and the established social order. His design of the new Supreme Court building in 1935, with its classical lines and small size, contrasted sharply with the large federal buildings along the National Mall in Washington, D.C., which he disliked. Architectural historian Margaret Heilbrun said that "Gilbert's pioneering buildings injected vitality into skyscraper design, and his 'Gothic skyscraper,' epitomized by the Woolworth Building, profoundly influenced architects during the first decades of the twentieth century." Historians Christen and Flanders wrote that his reputation among architectural critics went into eclipse during the age of modernism, but has since rebounded because of "respect for the integrity and classic beauty of his masterworks".

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Selected from 65 works by Cass Gilbert in the Collect24 Registry.

Cass Gilbert, (Temple)

Cass Gilbert

(Temple), 1927

watercolor and pencil on paper

45.9 × 30.7 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-138943

Cass Gilbert, Old Church, Tours, France

Cass Gilbert

Old Church, Tours, France, 1880

watercolor and pencil on paper mounted on paperboard

45.5 × 29.4 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-138784

Cass Gilbert, Tower of the Cathedral of Utrecht, Holland

Cass Gilbert

Tower of the Cathedral of Utrecht, Holland, 1898

watercolor and pencil on paper mounted on paperboard

46.4 × 30.2 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-138758

Cass Gilbert, On the Canal, Bruges

Cass Gilbert

On the Canal, Bruges, 1928

watercolor and pencil on paper

45.8 × 30.6 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-138561

Cass Gilbert, Mont Saint Michel, France

Cass Gilbert

Mont Saint Michel, France, 1906

watercolor and pencil on paper

46.6 × 30.5 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-138531

Cass Gilbert, Venice

Cass Gilbert

Venice, 1933

watercolor and pencil on paper

45.5 × 30.3 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-138533

Cass Gilbert, Battlements of Carcassonne, France

Cass Gilbert

Battlements of Carcassonne, France, 1913

watercolor and pencil on paper

46.1 × 30.2 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-138525

Cass Gilbert, Wells Cathedral, England

Cass Gilbert

Wells Cathedral, England, 1905

watercolor and pencil on paper

23 × 30.5 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-138490

Cass Gilbert, Latin Quarter, Paris

Cass Gilbert

Latin Quarter, Paris, 1880

watercolor and pencil on paper

25.4 × 17.8 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-138489

Cass Gilbert, Pont du Gard, France

Cass Gilbert

Pont du Gard, France, 1926

watercolor and pencil on paper

45.8 × 30.5 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-138271

Cass Gilbert, Latin Quarter, Paris

Cass Gilbert

Latin Quarter, Paris, 1880

watercolor and pencil on paper

25.4 × 17.8 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-138064

Cass Gilbert, San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice

Cass Gilbert

San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, 1898

watercolor and pencil on paper

46.3 × 29.9 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-138048

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