Richard Ten Eyck
Illustration — Vornado Richard Ten Eyck (1920January 1, 2009) was an American industrial designer noted for his airplane designs for Cessna, Beechcraft, and Bell Helicopter (now Bell Textron). He is perhaps best known for his design of electric fans for Vornado Air during the 1940s and 50s. Ten Eyck was born in Marseilles, Illinois, in 1920 and from 1938 to 1939 he studied industrial design at the University of Illinois.
Richard Ten Eyck
- Died
- 2009.
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- United States.
- Occupation
- designer.
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Illustration — Vornado Richard Ten Eyck (1920January 1, 2009) was an American industrial designer noted for his airplane designs for Cessna, Beechcraft, and Bell Helicopter (now Bell Textron). He is perhaps best known for his design of electric fans for Vornado Air during the 1940s and 50s. Ten Eyck was born in Marseilles, Illinois, in 1920 and from 1938 to 1939 he studied industrial design at the University of Illinois.
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Richard Ten Eyck was born on 30 March 1920.
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Richard Ten Eyck died on 1 January 2009.
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- 1.van Roessel, Annemarie. Chicago Architects Oral History Project. The Art Institute of Chicago. 27 April 2002.
- 2.Zukowsky, John. Britannica Richard Ten Eyck American Industrial Designer. Britannica. 3 March 2009.
- 3.Zukowsky, John. Britannica Richard Ten Eyck American Industrial Designer. Britannica. 3 March 2009.
- 4.van Roessel, Annemarie. Chicago Architects Oral History Project. The Art Institute of Chicago. 27 April 2002.
- 5.Zukowsky, John. Britannica Richard Ten Eyck American Industrial Designer. Britannica. 3 March 2009.
- 6.Siebenmark, Jerry. Making 'good stuff' that lasts is what pleases Vornado's Michael Coup. Wichita Business Journal. 23 February 2003.
- 7.Tanner, Beccy. Vornado designer got his start with Beech's Bonanza Airplane. Wichita Eagle via Findagrave. 19 January 2009.
- 8.Richard Ten Eyck Papers, Date: c.1940s-c.1990s. Art Institute of Chicago.
- 9.Richard Ten Eyck. The Art Institute of Chicago. 1920.
- 10.Siebenmark, Jerry. Making 'good stuff' that lasts is what pleases Vornado's Michael Coup. Wichita Business Journal. 23 February 2003.
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