Howard Ellsworth Gilkey was an American landscape architect known for his civic works in Oakland, California and as a designer of garden shows.
14 Facts About Howard Gilkey
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Howard Gilkey was born in Winthrop, Iowa, March 26,1890.
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At an early age, Howard taught himself to read by studying the ads on newspapers pasted on the walls upside down to serve as wallpaper.
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Howard Gilkey made a collection of 40 kinds of wild seeds and bulbs.
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In 1902 the family moved to California and Howard Gilkey was enrolled in the Santa Rosa High School.
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Howard Gilkey was put to work in a big plot of giant amaryllis.
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Howard Gilkey was not fired as he expected to be, but worked for Burbank for two years doing most of the greenhouse work of seeding and planting.
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Howard Gilkey worked for Burbank until the spring of 1909.
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Howard Gilkey was twice associated with Mills College, first as an instructor in 1916 and 1917, and later, from 1922 to 1926, as consultant for landscaping and gardening on campus.
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For 18 months, in 1919 and 1920, Howard Gilkey served as a payroll clerk for the Oakland Board of Education.
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From 1923 onward Howard Gilkey as devoted his time to the private practice of his profession.
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Howard Gilkey held many commissions throughout the state connected with public parks and institutions.
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Howard Gilkey has been connected with this annual show in an official capacity, save for two years, 1935 and 1936.
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In 1944 and 1945 the annual shows were suspended, Howard Gilkey went into war work, as an engineer and draughtsman.