Sun Tower, Golden Gate International Exposition [model]. [1939?]
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Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940 : San Francisco, Calif.)
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History It has been said that with two great bridges in the course of construction, there began in San Francisco, in about 1933, a substantial feeling that a celebration or exposition should be held to commemorate their completion. As the plans for an exposition developed, it seemed fitting that its theme should be man's progress in communication, transportation, trade and industry, since these were the fields symbolized by the bridges. The S...
Brown, Arthur, 1874-1957
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Arthur Brown, Jr. (1874-1957) was a well-known San Francisco Bay Area architect. Born in Oakland, CA, and educated at the University of California, Berkeley and the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France, Brown designed primarily in the Beaux-Arts style of architecture. Brown's career spans the waxing and waning of public and professional support for the Beaux-Arts style of architecture and the growth in popularity of the Modern style. From the description of Ar...
