J. André Fouilhoux
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Jacques André Fouilhoux was a French-born architect active in the United States from 1904 to 1945. He is most well known for his work on Tribune Tower in Chicago; Rockefeller Center; early skyscrapers
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Trylon and Perisphere at the 1939 New York World's Fair
Tribune Tower, Chicago (1925)
Construction of Rockefeller Center in New York
Trylon and Perisphere
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The Trylon and Perisphere were two monumental modernistic structures designed by architects Wallace Harrison and J. Andre Fouilhoux that were together known as the Theme Center of the 1939 New York Wo
J. André Fouilhoux
…Center; early skyscrapers such as the Daily News Building and 30 Rockefeller Plaza; and the 1939 New York World's Fair, for which he designed the central Trylon and Perisphere. Many of his early works are also listed in the National Historic Register, including 705 Davis Street Apartments and Wickersham Apartments in Portland…
Perisphere photo by Leo Husick
Trylon, Perisphere and Helicline photo by Sam Gottscho
Model for Trylon and Perisphere (1938)
Trylon and Perisphere on US stamp from 1939.