Occupation Critic and writer Education Columbia University Role Author | Name Mariana Van Nationality U.S. | |
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Born Mariana Alley Griswold
February 21, 1851
New York ( 1851-02-21 ) Spouse Schuyler Van Rensselae (m. 1873) Died January 20, 1934, New York, United States Books Art out‑of‑doors, History of the City of New York, Henry Hobson Richards, Six Portraits: Della Ro, One man who was content | ||
Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer (February 21, 1851 – January 20, 1934), usually known as Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer, was an American author.
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Life
She was born in New York City, the daughter of George Griswold. In 1868, she moved with her family to Dresden, Germany, where she remained for five years. In 1873, she married Schuyler Van Rensselaer and lived in New Brunswick, New Jersey. They had one child, born in February 1875. She began writing in 1876. The first woman architectural critic, she grew in influence in the 1880s.
She was president of the Public Education Association of New York.She began writing for Century Magazine in 1882.
Awards
She was elected an honorary member of the American Institute of Architects and the American Society of Landscape Architects. In 1910, she received the degree of D. Litt. from Columbia University, the accomplishment being an extraordinary one for a woman at that time. She was awarded the 1924 American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal.
Works
Her writings include: