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Vincent Scully was born on 21 August, 1920 in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S., is an American art historian (1920–2017). Discover Vincent Scully's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 97 years old?

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Occupation Art historian
Age 97 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 21 August, 1920
Birthday 21 August
Birthplace New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Date of death 30 November, 2017
Died Place Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1920

Vincent Joseph Scully Jr. (August 21, 1920 – November 30, 2017) was an American art historian who was a Sterling Professor of the History of Art in Architecture at Yale University, and the author of several books on the subject.

Architect Philip Johnson once described Scully as "the most influential architectural teacher ever."

His lectures at Yale were known to attract casual visitors and packed houses, and regularly received standing ovations.

He was also the distinguished visiting professor in architecture at the University of Miami.

Born and raised in New Haven, Connecticut, Scully attended Hillhouse High School.

At the age of 16, he entered Yale University.

1940

He earned his BA degree from Yale in 1940, his M.A. in 1947, and his PhD in 1949.

At Yale, he was a member of the Elizabethan Club and a member of Jonathan Edwards College.

1947

He taught classes at Yale from 1947, often to packed lecture rooms.

He was also a distinguished visiting professor at the University of Miami.

1952

In 1952, Scully and his co-author Antoinette Downing won the Alice Davis Hitchcock Award for their book, The Architectural Heritage of Newport.

1963

Scully was a fierce critic of the 1963 destruction of New York's original Pennsylvania Station, memorably writing of it that, "One entered the city like a god. One scuttles in now like a rat."

1965

Scully was involved in the preservation of Olana, Frederic Church's home in upstate New York, publishing an article on its significance and endangerment in the May 1965 issue of Progressive Architecture.

1983

In 1983 Lorna Pegram produced and directed two films presented by Scully.

The films were for the Met and WNET and based around art at the Met.

In 1983, Scully delivered the annual A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts at the National Gallery of Art.

1986

In 1986, Scully was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

1991

Scully officially retired from Yale in 1991, but continued giving courses there and at the University of Miami.

1993

In 1993, Scully received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.

1995

In 1995, the National Endowment for the Humanities chose Scully to deliver the Jefferson Lecture, the U.S. federal government's highest humanities honor.

His lecture was on the topic of "The Architecture of Community," a concept that became central to his architectural philosophy.

1998

In 1998, Scully was elected to the American Philosophical Society.

1999

In 1999, the Vincent Scully Prize was established by the National Building Museum to honor individuals who have exhibited exemplary practice, scholarship or criticism in architecture, historic preservation and urban design.

Scully himself was the first honoree.

2003

In 2003 the Urban Land Institute awarded Scully its J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionary Urban Development.

2004

In 2004, President George W. Bush presented Scully with the National Medal of Arts, the United States' highest honor for artists and arts patrons.

The medal citation read: "For his remarkable contributions to the history of design and modern architecture, including his influential teaching as an architectural historian."

2009

He announced in 2009, however, at the age of 89, that he was no longer well enough to continue teaching.

Scully's early advocacy was critical to the emergence of both Louis I. Kahn and Robert Venturi as important 20th-century architects.

2010

In 2010 the Congress for the New Urbanism awarded Scully its Athena Medal.

A collection of lectures by and about Professor Scully is available at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_qSX1XABzVTu68-ou5PWCQ

2017

Scully died on November 30, 2017, at his home in Lynchburg, Virginia, aged 97.

The cause of death was complications of Parkinson's disease.