Norman Bel Geddes
Norman Bel Geddes (born April 27, 1893 in Adrian , Michigan , † May 8, 1958 in New York , actually Norman Melancton Geddes ) was an American set and product designer and representative of the Art Deco style Streamline-Moderne and aerodynamics .
Bel Geddes was the son of Clifton Terry Geddes and his wife Flora Luelle Yingling. His career began in 1918 as a set designer for the Metropolitan Opera on Broadway (theater) in New York. In 1929 he designed the “ Airliner Number 4 ”, a huge amphibious aircraft with nine decks, an orchestra hall, sports hall, solarium and hangars for two smaller seaplanes . Max Reinhardt engaged Bel Geddes for the set design for the monumental work The Eternal Road . For the 1939 World's Fair in New York, he designed the Futurama pavilion for General Motors .
Bel Geddes was a founding member of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) and a pioneer of streamlining in the 1930s.
His autobiography appeared posthumously two years after his death.
The actress Barbara Bel Geddes came from his marriage to Helen Belle Sneider .
Publications
- Horizons, 1932 (PDF; 16.1 MB)
- General Motors Highways & horizons: New York World's Fair, 1939 (PDF; 1.3 MB)
- Magic Motorways, 1940 (PDF; 30.9 MB)
Web links
- Details of seaplane # 4 ( Memento from January 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- His stage at the Internet Broadway Database (Engl.)
- Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) on Bel Geddes (Engl.)
- Numbered list of his works (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Airliner # 4 (Eng.)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bel Geddes, Norman |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American product designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 27, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Adrian, Michigan |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 8, 1958 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York |