Irving Morrow
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Irving Morrow was an American architect best known for designing the Art Deco elements and iconic International Orange color scheme of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American architect
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architect → human → |
| architecturalStyle | Art Deco → |
| coFounded | Morrow & Morrow → |
| colorChoice | International Orange → |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America → |
| designed | Golden Gate Bridge color scheme → |
| educatedAt |
University of California, Berkeley
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École des Beaux-Arts → |
| employer | Morrow & Morrow → |
| familyName | Morrow → |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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bridge design → industrial design → |
| genre |
architectural design
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bridge aesthetics → |
| givenName | Irving → |
| hasWorkLocation |
Oakland, California
NERFINISHED
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San Francisco, California, United States of America →
surface form:
San Francisco, California
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| influencedBy |
Art Deco
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surface form:
Art Deco movement
Beaux-Arts →
surface form:
Beaux-Arts architecture
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| knownFor |
designing Art Deco elements of the Golden Gate Bridge
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selecting the International Orange color for the Golden Gate Bridge → |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English → |
| memberOf | American Institute of Architects → |
| name | Irving Morrow self-link → |
| nationality | American → |
| notableAchievement |
advocated for International Orange as a highly visible bridge color in fog
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helped establish the Golden Gate Bridge as an Art Deco icon → |
| notableWork | Golden Gate Bridge → |
| occupation | architect → |
| partnerInBusiness | Gertrude Comfort Morrow NERFINISHED → |
| placeOfActivity |
Oakland, California
NERFINISHED
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San Francisco Bay Area → San Francisco, California, United States of America →
surface form:
San Francisco, California
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| placeOfBirth | Oakland, California NERFINISHED → |
| placeOfDeath |
San Francisco, California, United States of America
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surface form:
San Francisco, California
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| spouse | Gertrude Comfort Morrow NERFINISHED → |
| workedOn |
Golden Gate Bridge lighting design
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Golden Gate Bridge railings design → Golden Gate Bridge towers detailing → |
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