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Mildred Stapley Byne

1875–1941

An early 20th-century writer and art historian, she helped introduce English-language readers to Spanish art and architecture. Her work blended close visual knowledge with a clear interest in preserving Spain’s artistic heritage.

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Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

by Mildred Stapley Byne

About the author

Mildred Stapley Byne (1875–1941) was an American writer and art historian known for her work on Spanish art and architecture. Available biographical references identify her as the wife and collaborator of Arthur Byne, and note that both became corresponding members of the Hispanic Society in 1914.

She specialized in Spanish art and architectural history, and she and Arthur Byne served as the Hispanic Society’s first curators of Architecture and Allied Arts from 1916 to 1918. Their names are closely associated with studies of historic Spanish buildings and decorative arts, helping bring wider attention to the subject for English-speaking readers.

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