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Cass Gilbert was an architect most famous for designing the Woolworth building in NYC, that was completed in 1913. At the time of its completion, the Woolworth building was the tallest building in the world. Gilbert designed the Essex County…

George Edward Harney was an architect based out of New York City in the late 19th century. He designed the John Ballantine house for the owner of the Ballantine Beer company in 1885. The Ballantine House is now part of the Newark Museum.

Raggi studied at the Art Institute of St. Michele in Rome and came to the Unites States in 1904 at the invitation of Papal Marguis Martin Maloney to supervise the decoration of the St. Catherine's Memorial Church in Spring Lake, New Jersey.…

Gutzon Borglum was an American sculptor. A student of the San Francisco Art Academy as well as the École des Beaux-Arts, Borglum's works include a statue of Lincoln in Newark, NJ. Borglum is probably best know for his monumental work the Mount…

John Cotton Dana was the head of the Free Public Library of Newark and director of the Newark Museum from 1902 and 1909 to 1929 respectively. A scholar, librarian, and champion of the arts, he was instrumental in shaping modern exhibition and…