DOUGLAS ELLINGTON

'Douglas D. Ellington' (26 June, 1886 –27 August,1960) was an American architect who is noted for his work in the Art Deco style. He studied architecture at the Drexel University in Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania, and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. After returning from France, he worked as a professor of architecture at Columbia University and then the Carnegie Institute of Technology. During World War I, Ellington worked with the United States Navy, supervising the design of camouflage for ships. Ellington subsequently returned to Pittsburgh where he opened a private architectural practice. Ellington died on August 27,1960 at his summer home in Asheville, North Carolina.