Julian Leonard Street
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Julian Leonard Street was an American
author, born in Chicago
. He was a reporter on the New York
Mail and Express (later Evening Mail
) in 1899 and had charge of its dramatic department in 1900-01. His writings, characterized by a rather obvious but yet a genuine sense of humor, include:
He made contributions to magazines. In 1915 he published a book on Theodore Roosevelt
, called The Most Interesting American. He is credited with being the art critic who wrote that the painting exhibited at the 1913 Armory Show
by Marcel Duchamp
called Nude Descending a Staircase
, resembled "an explosion in a shingle factory."
Street moved to Princeton
in the 1920s. The university
houses his manuscript collection and a library is named after him there.
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author, born in Chicago
Chicago
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. He was a reporter on the New York
New York City
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Mail and Express (later Evening Mail
New York Evening Mail
The New York Evening Mail was an American daily newspaper published in New York City.The paper was made up of the New York Evening Express, which dated from 1836, and the Daily Advertiser. It was eventually merged with the Evening Telegram, which became the New York World-Telegram in 1927.From New...
) in 1899 and had charge of its dramatic department in 1900-01. His writings, characterized by a rather obvious but yet a genuine sense of humor, include:
- My Enemy the Motor (1908)
- The Need of Change (1909; second edfition, 1914)
- Paris à la Carte (1912)
- Ship-Bored (1912)
- The Goldfish (1912)
- Welcome to Our City (1913)
- Abroad at Home (1914)
- American Adventures: A Second Trip "Abroad at Home". (1917)
He made contributions to magazines. In 1915 he published a book on Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
, called The Most Interesting American. He is credited with being the art critic who wrote that the painting exhibited at the 1913 Armory Show
Armory Show
Many exhibitions have been held in the vast spaces of U.S. National Guard armories, but the Armory Show refers to the 1913 International Exhibition of Modern Art that was organized by the Association of American Painters and Sculptors...
by Marcel Duchamp
Marcel Duchamp
Marcel Duchamp was a French artist whose work is most often associated with the Dadaist and Surrealist movements. Considered by some to be one of the most important artists of the 20th century, Duchamp's output influenced the development of post-World War I Western art...
called Nude Descending a Staircase
Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2
-External links:* at the Philadelphia Museum of Art* from Life magazine...
, resembled "an explosion in a shingle factory."
Street moved to Princeton
Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton is a community located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is best known as the location of Princeton University, which has been sited in the community since 1756...
in the 1920s. The university
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
houses his manuscript collection and a library is named after him there.
External links
- Julian Street manuscript collection at Princeton UniversityPrinceton UniversityPrinceton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
- Julian L. Street Papers on Theodore Roosevelt at the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, Princeton UniversityPrinceton UniversityPrinceton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
- Time Magazine story of December, 1923