Mildred Stapley Byne

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Mildred Stapley Byne (1875-1941) was an American art historian who specialized in Spanish art and architecture. With her husband Arthur Byne (1883-1935), whom she married in 1910, [1] she wrote many of the first academic works in English on the architecture and ironwork of Spanish colonial North America. [2]

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Byne's first noted essay on "The Great Queen Isabel" was published in Harper's Monthly Magazine in June 1912. [1] [3] Her most famous book is Christopher Columbus, a popular biography that brought new research done in Spanish to English-speaking audiences. [4] Seventeen editions have been published between 1915 and 2012. [5]

Both members of the couple were corresponding members of the Hispanic Society of America, [6] and served as curators of architecture and applied arts from 1916 to 1921. [1] In 1921, the Bynes ended their relationship with the HSA and settled permanently in Madrid. [1]

Through their friend Julia Morgan, the couple helped American collector William Randolph Hearst acquire Spanish art and decorative items. [7] After 1921, the Bynes established themselves as dealers. [1] They also served as historical consultants for Spanish colonial and colonial-style houses in California. [8]

Their work was widely praised, and one reviewer wrote of one of their books: "A book like this is a stimulant to the creative faculty." [9]

In 1931, couple bought a home in Madrid built in 1885 by Don Manuel Caldero, the Marqués de Salamanca. [10] It was purchased by the United States government in 1944 and now serves as an American diplomatic building. [11] In 2006, the building was added to the Register of Culturally Significant Property. [11]

The couple's last name is often misspelled as "Byrne" or "Bryne." [9]

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  4. 1 2 Byne (Mrs), Mildred (Stapley) (1915). Christopher Columbus.
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  7. ↑ Harris, John (2007). Moving Rooms. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. p. 220. ISBN   978-0-300-12420-0.
  8. ↑ "PCAD - Mildred Stapley Byne". pcad.lib.washington.edu. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
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  17. ↑ The Bookseller, Newsdealer and Stationer. Excelsior Publishing House. 1920. p. 640.
  18. ↑ Byne, Mildred Stapley (1924). Popular Weaving and Embroidery in Spain. W. Helburn.
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