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Gordon Young (artist), Gordon Young
Gordon Young may refer to: * Gordon Young (artist), British artist * Gordon Young (composer) (1919–1998), American organist and composer * Gordon Young (football manager), Scottish football manager * Gordon Young (journalist), American journalist, author and educator * Gordon Young (writer) (1886–1948), American writer of adventure and western stories * Gordon Young, past chair of the Australian Civic Trust The Australian Civic Trust (ACT), formerly known as the Civic Trust of South Australia, is or was an Australian organisation promoting excellence in urban design. It was responsible for organising the Civic Trust Awards, last awarded in 2019. H ... * Gordon Elmo Young (1907–1969), United States federal judge {{human name disambiguation, Young, Gordon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Young (artist)
Gordon Young (born 1952) is a British artist specialising in public art, often including typographical elements. His ''Comedy Carpet'' on Blackpool Promenade (2011), at 2,200m2, has been said to be the largest piece of public art in Britain. Early life He was born in Carlisle, Cumbria in 1952 and trained at Coventry Polytechnic and at the Royal College of Art. He was curator of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park The Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is an art gallery, with both open-air and indoor exhibition spaces, in West Bretton, Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England. It shows work by British and international artists, including Henry Moore and Barb ... and director of the Welsh Sculpture Trust before becoming a full-time artist in 1984. Works Young's works include: *''Fish Pavement'' (1992), Kingston-upon-Hull, Hull: a trail of 40 lifesize fish or groups of fish inset into pavements, leading the visitor around this city with its fishing heritage. They include a plaice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Young (composer)
Gordon Young (October 15, 1919 – October 2, 1998) was an American organist and composer of both organ and choral works. Biography Gordon Young was born in McPherson, Kansas on October 15, 1919. He earned a bachelor's degree in music at Southwestern College, Winfield. He then began studying organ with Alexander McCurdy at the Curtis Institute of Music The Curtis Institute of Music is a private conservatory in Philadelphia. It offers a performance diploma, a Bachelor of Music, Master of Music in opera, and a Professional Studies Certificate in opera. All students attend on a full scholarshi ..., Philadelphia. References External links * * 1919 births 1998 deaths 20th-century American composers 20th-century American classical musicians 20th-century American organists 20th-century American male musicians Composers for pipe organ American composers American male composers American classical organists People from McPherson, Kansas American male classical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Young (football Manager)
Gordon Young is a Scottish football manager who was assistant manager of Hartlepool United. Career Young started his managerial career as youth manager of Scottish top flight side Motherwell. In 2010, he was appointed manager of Motherwell. In 2013, he was appointed youth manager of Sheffield United in the English third division. In May 2016, following the departure of Mixu Paatelainen, Young was appointed caretaker manager of Scottish top flight club Dundee United for their two remaining league matches following their relegation from the Scottish Premiership. Following this, he was appointed assistant manager of East Fife in Scottish League Two. In 2017, he was appointed manager of American youth team Impact Soccer Club. In 2018, Young was appointed assistant manager of Falkirk in the Scottish Championship. After that, he was appointed assistant manager of the Latvian National Team. After that, he was then appointed manager of Latvian club side Liepāja Liepāja () (forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Young (writer)
Gordon Young (1886 – February 10, 1948) was an American writer of adventure and western stories. Life Young was born in Ray County, Missouri.P. R. Meldrum, "Young, Gordon (Ray)" in ''Twentieth Century Western Writers'', edited by Geoff Sadler. St. James Press, 1991, ,(pp. 743–44)Tom Krabacher, "Gordon Ray Young:Forgotten Adventurer", in ''Blood N' Thunder'' Magazine Summer 2010, (p.60-78). He worked as a cowboy and served in the United States Marine Corps in the Philippines, before moving to Los Angeles and taking a job at the ''Los Angeles Times'' in 1914. During his time in Los Angeles, Young befriended the writer Paul Jordan-Smith and the painter Edward Middleton Manigault. Young eventually became Literary Editor of the ''Los Angeles Times''; one of his correspondents was Sinclair Lewis. He died of a heart attack in Los Angeles, February 10, 1948. Writing career Young's first published story was "The Lady's Picture", in ''The Cavalier'' magazine, in March 1913. He b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Civic Trust
The Australian Civic Trust (ACT), formerly known as the Civic Trust of South Australia, is or was an Australian organisation promoting excellence in urban design. It was responsible for organising the Civic Trust Awards, last awarded in 2019. History Background A 1967 symposium of the South Australian branch of the RAIA was known as the "Outrage Symposium" followed Australian architect Don Gazzard's speech and publication entitled ''Australian Outrage'' (1966). Gazzard had adopted the term used by British architectural critic Ian Nairn's critique of urban design entitled ''Outrage'', and followed Australian architect Robin Boyd's criticism of Australian design in his book '' The Australian Ugliness'' (1960). At the Outrage Symposium, a steering committee was set up to establish a new body focused on urban design in South Australia. This committee first met on 6 October 1967, and decided to found a scheme based on the UK Civic Trust Awards. Civic Trust history The Civic Trust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
