Clarke, Gilmore D., 1892-1982

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Dates:
Birth 1892-07-12
Death 1982-08-08
Americans

Biographical notes:

Gilmore David Clarke, American landscape architect & chairman of the National Commission of Fine Arts, died 1985.

From the description of Gilmore D.Clarke papers, ca.1920-1980. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 489376200

Landscape architect.

From the description of Reminiscences of Gilmore David Clarke : oral history, 1959. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 505184805

From the description of Reminiscences of Gilmore David Clarke : oral history, 1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309729218

BIOGHIST REQUIRED Gilmore David Clarke, American landscape architect & chairman of the National Commission of Fine Arts, died 1982.

From the guide to the Gilmore David Clarke Papers, ca.1920-1980., (Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library, )

Landscape architect, civil engineer, professor of city and regional planning.

Gilmore D. Clarke graduated from Cornell University in 1913, and joined the faculty there in 1935. He was a partner in the New York firm of Clarke and Rapuano, Inc., chairman of the National Commission of Fine Arts from 1937-1950, the head of a White House remodelling project, a member of the board of design of the 1939 World's Fair, and an architectural consultant on the United Nations headquarters and other projects in New York and Washington.

From the description of Gilmore D. Clarke papers, 1927-1982, 1937-1974 (bulk). (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64074410

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