Benjamin Henry Latrobe: The Artist as Commentator
Posted by John Van Horne on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Benjamin Henry Latrobe: The Artist as Commentator Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764-1820) is generally acknowledged to be America’s first professional architect and engineer, practicing in the United States from 1796, when he immigrated from England, until his untimely death from yellow fever in New Orleans in 1820. He worked, during that period, in cities as diverse as Richmond, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, and...read more