James Homer Garrott Jr.[1] | |
|---|---|
 Garrott, c. 1915 | |
| Born | June 19, 1897 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | June 9, 1991 (aged 93) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse |
Helen Ruth Duncan
(m. 1942; died 1973) |
James Homer Garrott Jr. (1897–1991), was an American architect active in the Los Angeles area in the mid-20th century. He designed more than 200 buildings, including twenty-five churches and several public buildings.[2] He has been described as a "pivotal black avant garde modernist of the 1940s era."[3]
- ^ "James H. Garrott, architect, circa 1915". UCLA Library Digital Collections. University of California, Los Angeles.
- ^ Henderson, Wesley Howard (2004), "James Homer Garrott", in Wilson, Dreck Spurlock (ed.), African-American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865-1945, Taylor & Francis, ISBN 9780203493120
- ^ Mitchell, Melvin L. (2003), The Crisis of the African American Architect: Conflicting Cultures of Architecture and (Black) Power, iUniverse