Carpenter center for the visual arts

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The Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts opened in 1963 in a building designed by Le Corbusier. The Center offers a concentration on visual and environmental studies.

From the description of Records of the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, 1958- (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972705

The Carpenter Center is located between the Faculty Club and the Fogg Art Museum on Quincy Street. Construction was financed by Alfred St. Vrain Carpenter '05 and by the Program for Harvard College. Prior to the construction of the Carpenter Center, students of visual arts studied in Hunt Hall, now Canaday Hall. Today, the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts houses a major portion of the program of the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies.

From the description of General information by and about the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77066345

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creatorOf Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts. Records of the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, 1958- Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Sert, José Luis, 1902-1983. The Josep Lluis Sert Collection. Harvard University, Frances Loeb Library
referencedIn Photographs: portrait and subject files, ca. 1945-ca. 1960 (inclusive). Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Sekler collection of student reports, ca.1963-ca. 1990 Harvard University, Frances Loeb Library
referencedIn Harvard Science Center Film Collection, ca. 1933-1998 : Guide. Harvard Film Archive, Fine Arts Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Chatani, Masahiro, 1934-2008. Pop up archictecture. Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Le Corbusier, 1887-1965. Research collection on Le Corbusier, 1910-1984 (bulk). Harvard University, Frances Loeb Library
referencedIn Syllabi, course outlines and reading lists in Visual Studies Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Photographs: portrait and subject files, ca. 1945-ca. 1960 (inclusive). Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Katayama, Toshihiro, 1928-. Posters, 1966-1993. Houghton Library
referencedIn Photographs : Carpenter Center Teaching Collection, slides of student work and exhibitions Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Papers of John Coolidge and Agnes Mongan, 1909-2006 Harvard Art Museums. Archives
referencedIn Harry Levin papers Houghton Library
creatorOf Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts. General information by and about the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts. Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Video organization file : Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
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associatedWith Chatani, Masahiro, 1934-2008. person
correspondedWith Coolidge, John, 1913-1995 person
associatedWith Farlow House (Cambridge, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Harvard University corporateBody
associatedWith Harvard University. Dept. of Visual and Environmental Studies. corporateBody
associatedWith Harvard University. News Office. corporateBody
associatedWith Katayama, Toshihiro, 1928- person
associatedWith Le Corbusier, 1887-1965. person
associatedWith Levin, Harry, 1912-1994 person
associatedWith Sert, José Luis, 1902-1983. person
associatedWith Trottenburg, Arthur O. person
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