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Born in [[New York City]], Fielding graduated from Germantown Academy in 1883 and studied architecture at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]. He became an architect in [[Philadelphia]]. However, his reputation rests upon his compilation of biographical information about American artists.
Born in [[New York City]], Fielding graduated from Germantown Academy in 1883 and studied architecture at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]. He became an architect in [[Philadelphia]]. However, his reputation rests upon his compilation of biographical information about American artists.

Archival records relating to Mantle Fielding are located in the Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera at the [[Henry Francis DuPont Winterthur Museum]], near Wilmington, Delaware.


==Works==
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* ''Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors and Engravers'' (1926). Frequently republished and revised.
* ''Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors and Engravers'' (1926). Frequently republished and revised.


==External link==
==External links==
*[http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/ar_display.cfm/26050 bio of Fielding] at [http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org Philadelphia Buildings and Architects]
*[http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/ar_display.cfm/26050 bio of Fielding] at [http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org Philadelphia Buildings and Architects]
*[http://findingaid.winterthur.org/html/HTML_Finding_Aids/COL0207.htm Mantle Fielding archival finding aid at Winterthur Museum]


[[Category:1865 births|Fielding, Mantle]]
[[Category:1865 births|Fielding, Mantle]]

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Mantle Fielding (September 30, 1865 - 27 March, 1941) was an American architect and biographical compiler.

Born in New York City, Fielding graduated from Germantown Academy in 1883 and studied architecture at MIT. He became an architect in Philadelphia. However, his reputation rests upon his compilation of biographical information about American artists.

Archival records relating to Mantle Fielding are located in the Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera at the Henry Francis DuPont Winterthur Museum, near Wilmington, Delaware.

Works

  • Supplement (1917) to David McNeill Stauffer (1907) American Engravers of Copper and Steel
  • Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors and Engravers (1926). Frequently republished and revised.