Fiske Kimball
Fiske Kimball | |
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Kimball, c. 1915 | |
| Born | Sidney Fiske Kimball December 8, 1888 Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | August 15, 1955 (aged 66) Munich, Germany |
| Alma mater | Harvard University University of Michigan |
| Occupation | Architect |
Sidney Fiske Kimball (1888 – 1955) was an American architect, architectural historian and museum director. A pioneer in the field of architectural preservation in the United States, he played a leading part in the restoration of Monticello and Stratford Hall Plantation in Virginia.
Over his nearly-30-year tenure as director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, he moved the museum into its current building and greatly expanded its collections.