William Curry
William Edwin Curry (March 4, 1927 – April 28, 1971) or Bill Curry was an American designer associated with the mid-century modern school of design. A graduate of the Los Angeles Art Center, Curry began his career as an art director for the Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation, a precursor of the later TRW Inc. In 1962, Curry founded the home furnishings company Design Line, Inc.
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William Curry
- Full name
- William Edwin Curry.
- Born
- 1927. · Oklahoma.
- Died
- 1971. · Los Angeles.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- designer.
- Education
- Art Center College of Design.
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William Edwin Curry (March 4, 1927 – April 28, 1971) or Bill Curry was an American designer associated with the mid-century modern school of design. A graduate of the Los Angeles Art Center, Curry began his career as an art director for the Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation, a precursor of the later TRW Inc. In 1962, Curry founded the home furnishings company Design Line, Inc.
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Recorded at birth as William Edwin Curry. Born at Oklahoma in 1927, died in Los Angeles in 1971.
William Curry studied at Art Center College of Design.
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