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'''George Vernon Russell''' (September 4, 1905 |
'''George Vernon Russell''' (September 4, 1905 – March 17, 1989) was an American architect. He designed many residential properties and commercial buildings in [[Los Angeles, California]]. He also designed the masterplans and a library unit for the [[University of California, Riverside]] as well as the 1976 expansion of the [[Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County]]. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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George Vernon Russell was born on September 4, 1905 in [[San Bernardino, California]].<ref name="pcadrussell">{{cite web|title=George Vernon Russell (Architect)|url=http://pcad.lib.washington.edu/person/234/|website=Pacific Coast Architecture Database|publisher=University of Washington|accessdate=January 14, 2017}}</ref><ref name="latimesobit">{{cite news|title=G. V. Russell; Award Winner in Architecture|url= |
George Vernon Russell was born on September 4, 1905, in [[San Bernardino, California]].<ref name="pcadrussell">{{cite web|title=George Vernon Russell (Architect)|url=http://pcad.lib.washington.edu/person/234/|website=Pacific Coast Architecture Database|publisher=University of Washington|accessdate=January 14, 2017}}</ref><ref name="latimesobit">{{cite news|title=G. V. Russell; Award Winner in Architecture|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-03-28-mn-690-story.html|access-date=January 14, 2017|work=The Los Angeles Times|date=March 28, 1989}}</ref> He attended the [[California Institute of Technology]] for a year and graduated from the [[University of Washington]] in [[Seattle, Washington]].<ref name="pcadrussell"/><ref name="latimesobit"/> He also attended the [[Fontainebleau Schools|École des Beaux-Arts at Fontainebleau]] in [[Fontainebleau]], France in 1928.<ref name="pcadrussell"/> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Russell began his career as a draughtsman in New York City.<ref name="latimesobit"/> He became a movie set designer in Los Angeles in 1933.<ref name="latimesobit"/> |
Russell began his career as a draughtsman in New York City.<ref name="latimesobit"/> With fellow architect [[Douglas Honnold]], Russell designed the Alexander Kiam House in Los Angeles {{circa|1927}}.<ref name="pcadkiam">{{cite web|title=Kiam, Alexander, House, Los Angeles, CA|url=http://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/3838/|website=Pacific Coast Architecture Database|publisher=University of Washington|accessdate=January 14, 2017}}</ref> He also became a movie set designer in Los Angeles in 1933.<ref name="latimesobit"/> A decade later, in 1937, Russell, Honnold and [[Arthur W. Hawes]] designed the Hollywood Reporter Building on [[Sunset Boulevard]].<ref name="laconservancyholreporbuilding">{{cite web|title=Hollywood Reporter Building|url=https://www.laconservancy.org/locations/hollywood-reporter-building|website=Los Angeles Conservancy|accessdate=January 14, 2017}}</ref> |
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During World War II, Russell designed air bases and units for the [[United States Army]] in England and Ireland.<ref name="latimesobit"/> After the war, he |
During World War II, Russell designed air bases and units for the [[United States Army]] in England and Ireland.<ref name="latimesobit"/> After the war, he taught architecture at the [[University of Southern California]].<ref name="latimesobit"/> Meanwhile, in 1946,<ref name="unlvgeorgevernonrussell">{{cite web|title=George Vernon Russell|url=https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/archdb2/index.php/people/view/132|website=Special Collections University Libraries|publisher=University of Nevada, Las Vegas|accessdate=January 14, 2017}}</ref> he was hired by William R. Wilkerson to design the [[Flamingo Las Vegas|Flamingo Hotel]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]]; however, when [[Meyer Lansky]] acquired the building, he replaced him with his own architectural team.<ref name="pcadflamingohotel">{{cite web|title=Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, NV|url=http://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/13204/|website=Pacific Coast Architecture Database|publisher=University of Washington|accessdate=January 14, 2017}}</ref> Also in 1946, Russell and fellow architect [[Eduardo Jose Samaniego]] designed the [[JC Penney]] factory in [[Van Nuys, Los Angeles|Van Nuys]].<ref name="pcadpenneyjc">{{cite web|title=Penney, J.C., Company, Incorporated, Department Store, Van Nuys, CA (1946)|url=http://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/3861/|website=Pacific Coast Architecture Database|publisher=University of Washington|accessdate=January 14, 2017}}</ref> |
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In 1950, Russell designed the Joyce Shoe Company Factory in Los Angeles.<ref name="pcadjoyceshoe">{{cite web|title=Joyce Shoe Company Factory, Pasadena|url=http://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/11003/|website=Pacific Coast Architecture Database|publisher=University of Washington|accessdate=January 14, 2017}}</ref> He later designed the Republic Supply Co. building in [[San Leandro, California|San Leandro]],<ref name="pcadrepublicsupply">{{cite web|title=Republic Supply Company Office and Plant, San Leandro, CA|url=http://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/11004/|website=Pacific Coast Architecture Database|publisher=University of Washington|accessdate=January 14, 2017}}</ref> for which he won awards at the 1953 Berlin Trade Fair in Germany.<ref name="latimesobit"/> In 1952, he designed the Avery Adhesive Label Corporation Office Building in [[Monrovia, California]].<ref name="pcadavery">{{cite web|title=Avery Adhesive Label Corporation, Office Building, Los Angeles, CA (1952)|url=http://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/10386/|website=Pacific Coast Architecture Database|publisher=University of Washington|accessdate=January 14, 2017}}</ref> He also designed the John J. Pike House at 6675 Whitley Terrace in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], for which he won a Merit Award in the Single Family Residence Category from the American Institute of Architects in 1954.<ref name="pcadpikejohn">{{cite web|title=Pike, John J., House, Los Angeles, CA (1952)|url=http://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/11427/|website=Pacific Coast Architecture Database|publisher=University of Washington|accessdate=January 14, 2017}}</ref> A few years later, he designed the Cate School in [[Carpinteria, California|Carpinteria]], for which he won the first prize from the Church Architectural Guild of America in 1958.<ref name="latimesobit"/> |
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Russell designed the master plans of the [[University of California, Riverside]],<ref name="latimesobit"/> where he also designed the Library Unit II in 1963.<ref name="riverahistory">{{cite web|title=Rivera Library & Walkway|url=http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/uchistory/archives_exhibits/campus_planning/atkinson_archive/ucr/rivera3.html|website=University of California History|publisher=University of California, Berkeley|accessdate=January 14, 2017}}</ref> By 1976, he designed a three-story, 56,000-square-foot expansion of the [[Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County]].<ref name="latimesobit"/> |
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Russell became a Fellow of the [[American Institute of Architects]] and served as the president of its Southern California chapter in 1958.<ref name="pcadrussell"/><ref name="latimesobit"/> |
Russell became a Fellow of the [[American Institute of Architects]] and served as the president of its Southern California chapter in 1958.<ref name="pcadrussell"/><ref name="latimesobit"/> |
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==Personal life and death== |
==Personal life and death== |
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Russell was married in 1942, and he had two children.<ref name="pcadrussell"/> They lived in [[Pasadena, California]].<ref name="latimesobit"/> He died on March 17, 1989.<ref name="pcadrussell"/><ref name="latimesobit"/> |
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Latest revision as of 03:07, 15 August 2024
George Vernon Russell | |
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| Born | September 4, 1905 |
| Died | March 17, 1989 Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Washington |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Children | 2 |
George Vernon Russell (September 4, 1905 – March 17, 1989) was an American architect. He designed many residential properties and commercial buildings in Los Angeles, California. He also designed the masterplans and a library unit for the University of California, Riverside as well as the 1976 expansion of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
Early life
[edit]George Vernon Russell was born on September 4, 1905, in San Bernardino, California.[1][2] He attended the California Institute of Technology for a year and graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.[1][2] He also attended the École des Beaux-Arts at Fontainebleau in Fontainebleau, France in 1928.[1]
Career
[edit]Russell began his career as a draughtsman in New York City.[2] With fellow architect Douglas Honnold, Russell designed the Alexander Kiam House in Los Angeles c. 1927.[3] He also became a movie set designer in Los Angeles in 1933.[2] A decade later, in 1937, Russell, Honnold and Arthur W. Hawes designed the Hollywood Reporter Building on Sunset Boulevard.[4]
During World War II, Russell designed air bases and units for the United States Army in England and Ireland.[2] After the war, he taught architecture at the University of Southern California.[2] Meanwhile, in 1946,[5] he was hired by William R. Wilkerson to design the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada; however, when Meyer Lansky acquired the building, he replaced him with his own architectural team.[6] Also in 1946, Russell and fellow architect Eduardo Jose Samaniego designed the JC Penney factory in Van Nuys.[7]
In 1950, Russell designed the Joyce Shoe Company Factory in Los Angeles.[8] He later designed the Republic Supply Co. building in San Leandro,[9] for which he won awards at the 1953 Berlin Trade Fair in Germany.[2] In 1952, he designed the Avery Adhesive Label Corporation Office Building in Monrovia, California.[10] He also designed the John J. Pike House at 6675 Whitley Terrace in Hollywood, for which he won a Merit Award in the Single Family Residence Category from the American Institute of Architects in 1954.[11] A few years later, he designed the Cate School in Carpinteria, for which he won the first prize from the Church Architectural Guild of America in 1958.[2]
Russell designed the master plans of the University of California, Riverside,[2] where he also designed the Library Unit II in 1963.[12] By 1976, he designed a three-story, 56,000-square-foot expansion of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.[2]
Russell became a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and served as the president of its Southern California chapter in 1958.[1][2]
Personal life and death
[edit]Russell was married in 1942, and he had two children.[1] They lived in Pasadena, California.[2] He died on March 17, 1989.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "George Vernon Russell (Architect)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "G. V. Russell; Award Winner in Architecture". The Los Angeles Times. March 28, 1989. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ "Kiam, Alexander, House, Los Angeles, CA". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ "Hollywood Reporter Building". Los Angeles Conservancy. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ "George Vernon Russell". Special Collections University Libraries. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ "Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, NV". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ "Penney, J.C., Company, Incorporated, Department Store, Van Nuys, CA (1946)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ "Joyce Shoe Company Factory, Pasadena". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ "Republic Supply Company Office and Plant, San Leandro, CA". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ "Avery Adhesive Label Corporation, Office Building, Los Angeles, CA (1952)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ "Pike, John J., House, Los Angeles, CA (1952)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. University of Washington. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ "Rivera Library & Walkway". University of California History. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved January 14, 2017.