Arthur Stanley Riggs
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Arthur Stanley Riggs was an American
writer, editor and historian, noted for his biographies of Titian
and Velázquez
.
in 1879. In 1896, he took his first job as a clerk for Standard Oil Company
in New York. In 1898, Riggs served with the Naval Auxiliary Force
in the Spanish-American War
.
In 1900, Riggs worked for the New York newspapers the Commercial Advertiser
, The Mail and Express
and the New York Times.
In 1901, he married Elisabeth Adams Corey (died December 25, 1944).
He served as the director of the Archaeological Society of Washington from 1925 to 1935 and was editor of the society's magazine Art and Archaeology.
Riggs served as librarian in the Office of Censorship
during World War II
The Liberty Ship
SS Arthur Riggs was named for him.
Riggs died in Washington D.C. on November 8, 1952.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
writer, editor and historian, noted for his biographies of Titian
Titian
Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio (c. 1488/1490 – 27 August 1576 better known as Titian was an Italian painter, the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, near...
and Velázquez
Diego Velázquez
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was a Spanish painter who was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV. He was an individualistic artist of the contemporary Baroque period, important as a portrait artist...
.
Biography
Riggs was born in New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
in 1879. In 1896, he took his first job as a clerk for Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil
Standard Oil was a predominant American integrated oil producing, transporting, refining, and marketing company. Established in 1870 as a corporation in Ohio, it was the largest oil refiner in the world and operated as a major company trust and was one of the world's first and largest multinational...
in New York. In 1898, Riggs served with the Naval Auxiliary Force
Auxiliary ship
An auxiliary ship is a naval ship which is designed to operate in any number of roles supporting combatant ships and other naval operations. Auxiliaries are not primary combatants, although they may have some limited combat capacity, usually of a self defensive nature.Auxiliaries are extremely...
in the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...
.
In 1900, Riggs worked for the New York newspapers the Commercial Advertiser
Commercial Advertiser
The New-York Commercial Advertiser was an evening American newspaper.It was published, with slight name variations, from 1797-1904, though it originated as the American Minerva founded in 1793.-History:...
, The Mail and Express
New York Evening Mail
The New York Evening Mail was an American daily newspaper published in New York City.The paper was made up of the New York Evening Express, which dated from 1836, and the Daily Advertiser. It was eventually merged with the Evening Telegram, which became the New York World-Telegram in 1927.From New...
and the New York Times.
In 1901, he married Elisabeth Adams Corey (died December 25, 1944).
He served as the director of the Archaeological Society of Washington from 1925 to 1935 and was editor of the society's magazine Art and Archaeology.
Riggs served as librarian in the Office of Censorship
Office of Censorship
The Office of Censorship was an emergency wartime agency set up on December 19, 1941 to aid in the censorship of all communications coming into and going out of the United States.-Overview:...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
The Liberty Ship
Liberty ship
Liberty ships were cargo ships built in the United States during World War II. Though British in conception, they were adapted by the U.S. as they were cheap and quick to build, and came to symbolize U.S. wartime industrial output. Based on vessels ordered by Britain to replace ships torpedoed by...
SS Arthur Riggs was named for him.
Riggs died in Washington D.C. on November 8, 1952.
Works
- The Filipino Drama (1905)
- France from Sea to Sea. New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
: McBride, Nast & Company, May 1913. - Vistas in Sicily. New York: McBride, Nast & Company, 1914.
- With Three Armies on and Behind the Western Front. IndianapolisIndianapolis, IndianaIndianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1918. - The Spanish Pageant. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1928.
- The Romance of Human Progress. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1938.
- Titian the Magnificent. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1946.
- Velasquez: Painter of Truth and Prisoner of the King. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1947.
External links
- Riggs, Arthur Stanley at the Open Content AllianceOpen Content AllianceThe Open Content Alliance is a consortium of organizations contributing to a permanent, publicly accessible archive of digitized texts. Its creation was announced in October 2005 by Yahoo!, the Internet Archive, the University of California, the University of Toronto and others...
's Open Library