Bach, Alfons, 1904-1999
Variant namesd. August 19, 1999.
From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84521592
Industrial designer, architect, and painter. Born in Germany, 1904. Bach studied film directing and design in Europe. He turned to industrial design upon immigrating to the United States in 1926. His design work from 1932-53 include a Philco radio, furniture for Heywood-Wakefield, carpets for Bigelow-Sanford, and appliances for General Electric. Bach designed and built his own home in Stamford, Connecticut, in 1938.
From the description of Alfons Bach Collection, 1934-1992. (Smithsonian Institution Libraries). WorldCat record id: 39134698
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Bach, Alfons, 1904-1999. Alfons Bach Collection, 1934-1992. | Smithsonian Institution. Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Bach, Alfons. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| referencedIn | Raymond Spilman Papers, 1933-1976 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| creatorOf | Alfons Bach Papers | National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center |
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| associatedWith | Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Callaway Mills. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Cooper-Hewitt Design Archive. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | General Electric Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Heywood-Wakefield Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Philco Corporation. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sach's New York. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Spilman, Raymond, 1911- | person |
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| Apartment houses |
| Architecture |
| Carpets |
| Industrial design |
| Display of merchandise |
| Furniture design |
| Interior decoration |
| Radio |
| Shopping malls |
| Watercolor painting |
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| Architects |
| Industrial designers |
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Birth 1904
Death 1999-08-23
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