Bertram Goodhue
Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue (born April 28, 1869 in Pomfret , Connecticut , † April 23, 1924 in New York City ) was an American architect and illustrator . He is considered to be one of the most important representatives of the neo-Gothic style and the Spanish-Mexican Renaissance in the United States.
His parents were Charles Wells Goodhue and Helen (Eldredge) Grosvenor Goodhue. He moved to New York in 1884, where he worked at Renwick, Aspinwall and Russell (see also James Renwick, Jr. ). In 1897 he was a co-founder of the Boston Arts and Crafts Society. Goodhue then worked as a business partner with Ralph Adams Cram for 25 years . In 1915 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters .
Works
- 1910: Military Academy Cadet Chapel ( United States Military Academy ( West Point ))
- 1910–1916: Senior Architect at the Panama-California Exhibition in Balboa Park , San Diego
- 1914: California Tower
- 1925: Los Angeles Central Library
- 1919–1926: Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln Nebraska
- 1928: Rockefeller Memorial Chapel on the grounds of the University of Chicago
Web links
Commons : Bertram Goodhue - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Site of the Nebraska State Capitol
- Entry in the Los Angeles Central Library
- http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/lalibrary/lalibrary.html (Los Angeles Central Library)
- http://www.sandiegohistory.org/bpbuildings/calibldg.htm (California Tower)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Members: Bertram G. Goodhue. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed March 31, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Goodhue, Bertram |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American architect and illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1869 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pomfret , Connecticut |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 23, 1924 |
| Place of death | New York City |