Mantle Fielding

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Mantle Fielding (September 30, 1865 - 27 March 1941) was an American architect and biographical compiler.

Born in New York City, Fielding graduated from Germantown Academy in 1883 and studied architecture at MIT. He became an architect in Philadelphia. However, his reputation rests upon his compilation of biographical information about American artists.

[edit] Works

• Supplement (1917) to David McNeill Stauffer (1907) American Engravers of Copper and Steel
• Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors and Engravers (1926). Frequently republished and revised.

[edit] External links

• Philadelphiabuildings.org - Biography of Mantle Fielding
• The Winterthur Library Overview of an archival collection on Mantle Fielding.