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Gilmore David Clarke

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in Washington, D.C., and served as its chairman from 1937 to 1950. He led the Commission in opposition to several controversial issues during this period, including the design of the neo-classical
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Clarke & Rapuano Landscape Architecture Collection, 1935–2002 (bulk, 1935–1975), PR-080
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Clarke retired from his firm in 1972 and later consulted on the construction of the
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to study landscape architecture and civil engineering, graduating in 1913 with a
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In addition to his practice in New York, Clarke was appointed in 1932 to the
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Clarke was also appointed the landscape architect and engineer for the
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Civic Art: A Centennial History of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
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as an Associate Academician, and became a full Academician in 1946.
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Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences alumni
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in 1945 and was a member and Special Committee chairman for the
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American Academy in Rome records, 1855-, (bulk dates 1894-1946)
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Reminiscences of Gilmore David Clarke : Oral History, 1959
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Gilmore D. Clarke, 90, is dead; designed major public works
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to give the highway an efficient and beautiful appearance.
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from 1944 to 1945. In 1944, Clarke was elected into the
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who designed many parks and public spaces in and around
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The Unisphere with its surrounding pool and fountains
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for his middle name. URL last accessed July 24, 2018.
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Clarke died on August 8, 1982, while aboard the ship
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Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
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Index

civil engineer
landscape architect
New York City
Cornell University
B.S.
World War I
U.S. Army
Capitol
New York State Council of Parks
Architectural League of New York
Westchester County
New York City Parks Department
Robert Moses
Central Park Zoo
Conservatory Garden
Riverside Park
Michael Rapuano
1939 New York World's Fair
1964 New York World's Fair
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
Unisphere
Garden State Parkway
Robert Moses
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Merritt Parkway
U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
Jefferson Memorial
John Russell Pope
Pentagon
Arlington Cemetery

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