Georgina Schuyler | |
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Born | 1841
New York City, US |
Died | December 25, 1923 (aged 81–82) |
Occupation(s) | Composer and writer |
Relatives | Louisa Lee Schuyler (sister) |
Georgina Schuyler (1841 – December 25, 1923) was an American composer and article writer. She was a member of multiple societies. From 1901 to 1903, Schuyler led the campaign to have Emma Lazarus's poem " The New Colossus" placed in the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. The plaque was placed inside the statue's pedestal in 1903.
Schuyler was a part of the soldiers' aid societies within Westchester County, New York during the Civil War. She was also a part of the Hospital Book and Newspaper Society within the United States Sanitary Commission. A 14-song collection of her compositions was published in 1886. [1]
Schuyler was a friend of Emma Lazarus and after Lazarus died in 1887, Schuyler found Lazarus's poem " The New Colossus" in 1901. [2] She led the campaign to have "The New Colossus" placed in the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. [3] [4] It took until 1903 for the poem to be placed in the pedestal on a wall, later being placed inside an exhibit within the pedestal in 1986. [3]
The governor of New York chose her to be a trustee of the Schuyler Mansion in 1911 and she was the author of The Schuyler Mansion at Albany. [1] The Century: 1897, Volume 55 stated that Schuyler's music is true art. [5] Schuyler also wrote articles about history and genealogy. She was in the Society of the Colonial Dames of America. [1] Schuyler was also a philanthropist, art patron, and a supporter of the social reform programs that were started by her sister Louisa. [6]
Schuyler was born on 1841 in New York City to George Lee Schuyler and Eliza ( née Hamilton). [1] She is a descendant of Alexander Hamilton. [6] She attended private schools, including Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz's School for Girls in 1858 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. [1]
Schuyler, who never married, died at her home, 570 Park Avenue in New York City where she lived with her sister, Louisa, on December 25, 1923. [7]
Georgina Schuyler | |
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![]() Oil on canvas painting | |
Born | 1841
New York City, US |
Died | December 25, 1923 (aged 81–82) |
Occupation(s) | Composer and writer |
Relatives | Louisa Lee Schuyler (sister) |
Georgina Schuyler (1841 – December 25, 1923) was an American composer and article writer. She was a member of multiple societies. From 1901 to 1903, Schuyler led the campaign to have Emma Lazarus's poem " The New Colossus" placed in the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. The plaque was placed inside the statue's pedestal in 1903.
Schuyler was a part of the soldiers' aid societies within Westchester County, New York during the Civil War. She was also a part of the Hospital Book and Newspaper Society within the United States Sanitary Commission. A 14-song collection of her compositions was published in 1886. [1]
Schuyler was a friend of Emma Lazarus and after Lazarus died in 1887, Schuyler found Lazarus's poem " The New Colossus" in 1901. [2] She led the campaign to have "The New Colossus" placed in the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. [3] [4] It took until 1903 for the poem to be placed in the pedestal on a wall, later being placed inside an exhibit within the pedestal in 1986. [3]
The governor of New York chose her to be a trustee of the Schuyler Mansion in 1911 and she was the author of The Schuyler Mansion at Albany. [1] The Century: 1897, Volume 55 stated that Schuyler's music is true art. [5] Schuyler also wrote articles about history and genealogy. She was in the Society of the Colonial Dames of America. [1] Schuyler was also a philanthropist, art patron, and a supporter of the social reform programs that were started by her sister Louisa. [6]
Schuyler was born on 1841 in New York City to George Lee Schuyler and Eliza ( née Hamilton). [1] She is a descendant of Alexander Hamilton. [6] She attended private schools, including Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz's School for Girls in 1858 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. [1]
Schuyler, who never married, died at her home, 570 Park Avenue in New York City where she lived with her sister, Louisa, on December 25, 1923. [7]