Henry Chapman Mercer (born June 24, 1856, Doylestown, Pennsylvania – died March 2, 1930, Doylestown) was an American archeologist, artifact collector, tile-maker and designer of three distinctive poured concrete structures: Fonthill, his home, the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, and the Mercer Museum.
Read more about Henry Chapman Mercer: Early Life and Education, Career, Fonthill and The Mercer Museum, Selected Publications
Famous quotes containing the words chapman and/or mercer:
“A political organization is a transferable commodity. You could not find a better way of killing virtue than by packing it into one of these contraptions which some gang of thieves is sure to find useful.”
—John Jay Chapman (1862–1933)
“When an irresistible force such as you meets an old immovable object like me.”
—Johnny Mercer (1909–1976)