Harrison, Wallace K. 1895-1981

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Name (Latin)
Harrison, Wallace K. 1895-1981
Other forms of name
Harrison, Wallace Kirkman, 1895-
Harrison, Wallace K. (Wallace Kirkman), 1895-
Date of birth
1895-09-28
Date of death
1981-12-02
Field of activity
Architecture
Occupation
Architects
Gender
male
Fuller form of name
Wallace Kirkman
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 79404254
Wikidata: Q3565469
Library of congress: n 83044635
HAI10: 000129651
Sources of Information
  • His School buildings of today and tomorrow, c1931.
  • Harmon, R.B. Commercial modernism in the architectural creations of Wallace K. Harrison, 1982:t.p. (Wallace K. Harrison)
  • Rockefeller Apartments, 1984:leaf 2 (Wallace Kirkman Harrison, 1895-1981)
  • Daily News Building ... 1998:p. 5 (Harrison & Abramovitz; company formed by Wallace K. Harrison (1895-1981) and Max Abramovitz (b. 1908); architectural firm estab. 1945)
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Wikipedia description:

Wallace Kirkman Harrison (September 28, 1895 – December 2, 1981) was an American architect. Harrison started his professional career with the firm of Corbett, Harrison & MacMurray, participating in the construction of Rockefeller Center. He is best known for executing large public projects in New York City and upstate, many of them a result of his long and fruitful personal relationship with Nelson Rockefeller, for whom he served as an adviser.

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