James F. O'Gorman
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Dr. James F. O'Gorman is a leading American architectural historian
, author, lecturer, editor, and consultant who taught for many years at Wellesley College. O'Gorman received a B.Arch. degree from Washington University in St. Louis
in 1956 and an M.Arch. from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
, in 1961. He earned a Ph.D. in Art History from Harvard University
in 1966.
O'Gorman is particularly known for his research and writing on the nineteenth century American architects Henry Hobson Richardson
, Frank Furness
, and Hammatt Billings
. He is also known for his popular introduction to architecture: ABC of Architecture. O'Gorman has retired from teaching and currently resides in Windham, Maine
, where he chairs the Maine Historic Preservation Commission.
He was named a Fellow of the Society of Architectural Historians
in 2007.
Architectural History
Architectural History is the main journal of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain .The journal is published each autumn. The architecture of the British Isles is a major theme of the journal, although it includes more general papers on the history of architecture. Member of...
, author, lecturer, editor, and consultant who taught for many years at Wellesley College. O'Gorman received a B.Arch. degree from Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853, and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S. states and more than 110 nations...
in 1956 and an M.Arch. from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois School of Architecture
The University of Illinois School of Architecture is an academic unit with in the College of Fine & Applied Arts at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign....
, in 1961. He earned a Ph.D. in Art History from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1966.
O'Gorman is particularly known for his research and writing on the nineteenth century American architects Henry Hobson Richardson
Henry Hobson Richardson
Henry Hobson Richardson was a prominent American architect who designed buildings in Albany, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and other cities. The style he popularized is named for him: Richardsonian Romanesque...
, Frank Furness
Frank Furness
Frank Heyling Furness was an acclaimed American architect of the Victorian era. He designed more than 600 buildings, most in the Philadelphia area, and is remembered for his eclectic, muscular, often idiosyncratically scaled buildings, and for his influence on the Chicago architect Louis Sullivan...
, and Hammatt Billings
Hammatt Billings
Charles Howland Hammatt Billings was an artist and architect from Boston, Massachusetts.Among his works are the original illustrations for Uncle Tom's Cabin ,...
. He is also known for his popular introduction to architecture: ABC of Architecture. O'Gorman has retired from teaching and currently resides in Windham, Maine
Windham, Maine
Windham is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 17,001 at the 2010 census. It includes the villages of South Windham and North Windham...
, where he chairs the Maine Historic Preservation Commission.
He was named a Fellow of the Society of Architectural Historians
Society of Architectural Historians
The Society of Architectural Historians is an international not-for-profit organization that promotes the study and preservation of the built environment worldwide....
in 2007.
Books
- O'Gorman, James F., ABC of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania PressUniversity of Pennsylvania PressThe University of Pennsylvania Press is a university press affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
, Philadelphia 1998, ISBN 0812234235 - O'Gorman, James F., Accomplished in All Departments of Art: Hammatt Billings of Boston, 1818-1874, University of Massachusetts PressUniversity of Massachusetts PressThe University of Massachusetts Press is a university press that is part of the University of Massachusetts. The press was founded in 1963, publishing scholarly books and non-fiction. The press imprint is overseen by an interdisciplinary faculty committee....
, Amherst 1998, ISBN 1558491481 - O'Gorman, James F., The Architecture of Frank Furness, Philadelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphia Museum of ArtThe Philadelphia Museum of Art is among the largest art museums in the United States. It is located at the west end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park. The Museum was established in 1876 in conjunction with the Centennial Exposition of the same year...
, Philadelphia 1973 - O'Gorman, James F., editor, Aspects of American Printmaking, 1800-1950, Syracuse University PressSyracuse University PressSyracuse University Press, founded in 1943, is a university press that is part of Syracuse University. The areas of focus for the Press include Middle East Studies, Native American Studies, Peace and Conflict Resolution, Irish Studies and Jewish Studies, among others. The Press has an international...
, Syracuse 1988, ISBN 0815624271 - O'Gorman, James F., Connecticut Valley Vernacular: The Vanishing Landscape and Architecture of the New England Tobacco Fields, University of Pennsylvania PressUniversity of Pennsylvania PressThe University of Pennsylvania Press is a university press affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
, Philadelphia 2002, ISBN 081223670X - O'Gorman, James F., H. H. Richardson: Architectural Forms for an American Society, University of Chicago PressUniversity of Chicago PressThe University of Chicago Press is the largest university press in the United States. It is operated by the University of Chicago and publishes a wide variety of academic titles, including The Chicago Manual of Style, dozens of academic journals, including Critical Inquiry, and a wide array of...
, Chicago 1987, ISBN 0226620697 - O'Gorman, James F., H. H. Richardson and His Office: Selected Drawings, David R. Godine, Boston 1974, ISBN 0914630008
- O'Gorman, James F., Living Architecture: A Biography of H. H. Richardson, Simon & Schuster, NY 1997, ISBN 0684836181
- O'Gorman, James F., On the Boards: Drawings by Nineteenth-century Boston Architects, University of Pennsylvania PressUniversity of Pennsylvania PressThe University of Pennsylvania Press is a university press affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
, Philadelphia 1989, ISBN 0812281705 - O'Gorman, James F., Three American Architects: Richardson, Sullivan, and Wright, 1865-1915, University of Chicago PressUniversity of Chicago PressThe University of Chicago Press is the largest university press in the United States. It is operated by the University of Chicago and publishes a wide variety of academic titles, including The Chicago Manual of Style, dozens of academic journals, including Critical Inquiry, and a wide array of...
, Chicago 1991, ISBN 0226620719 - O'Gorman, James F., The Architecture of the Monastic Library in Italy 1300-1600, New York University Press, New York 1972
- O'Gorman, James F., This Other Gloucester, Boston 1976
- O'Gorman, James F., The Landscape & Architecture of Wellesley College, Wellesley 2000
- O'Gorman, James F., The Perspective of Anglo-American Architecture, Athenaeum of Philadelphia, Philadelphia 1995
- O'Gorman, James F., American Architects and Their Books to 1848, University of Massachusetts PressUniversity of Massachusetts PressThe University of Massachusetts Press is a university press that is part of the University of Massachusetts. The press was founded in 1963, publishing scholarly books and non-fiction. The press imprint is overseen by an interdisciplinary faculty committee....
, Amherst 2001 - O'Gorman, James F., The Makers of Trinity Church in the City of Boston, University of Massachusetts PressUniversity of Massachusetts PressThe University of Massachusetts Press is a university press that is part of the University of Massachusetts. The press was founded in 1963, publishing scholarly books and non-fiction. The press imprint is overseen by an interdisciplinary faculty committee....
, Amherst 2004 - O'Gorman, James F., Henry Austin, Wesleyan University PressWesleyan University PressWesleyan University Press is a university press that is part of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. The Press is currently directed by Suzanna Tamminen, a published poet and essayist...
, Middletown 2009