Robert Hammond (High Line)

For other people named Robert Hammond, see Robert Hammond (disambiguation).

Robert Hammond (born 1968 or 1969)[1] is a co-founder and the executive director of Friends of the High Line.[2]

Background

Originally from San Antonio, Texas, Hammond graduated with Honors in History from Princeton University. Previous to High Line, Hammond worked as a consultant for the Times Square Alliance, Alliance for the Arts and National Cooperative Bank (NCB) and as Ex-Officio Trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Honors and awards

He was awarded the Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome in 2009. In 2013, the National Building Museum awarded Hammond and his business partner Joshua David the Vincent Scully Prize.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Billard, Mary (November 27, 2013). "Robert Hammond: Leaving the High Life". The New York Times. Hammond, 44
  2. ↑ "Staff & Board Members". Friends of the High Line. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Joshua David and Robert Hammond – Vincent Scully Prize". National Building Museum. September 30, 2013.
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