Designer, Bruce Price, Architect, New York, NY, c. 1900; Principal, John Russell Pope, Architect, New York, NY, c. 1905-

B.Arch., Columbia University, New York, NY, 1894; Coursework, École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France, 1896-1900.

Pope was the first recipient of the Rome Prize in 1894-1896, providing him an opportunity to study at the American Academy in Rome, Italy, that had just opened. He visited Classical sites in Italy and Greece, sketching them for later reference.