RICHARD MORRIS HUNT

• Born: October 31, 1827
• Died: July 31, 1895
• Nationality: American
• Profession: Architect

Richard Morris Hunt was an American architect of the nineteenth century and an eminent figure in the history of American architecture. He helped shape New York City with his designs for the 1902 entrance façade and Great Hall of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World), and many Fifth Avenue mansions since destroyed.