Meem, John Gaw, 1894-1983

The original objective of the interview was a survey of the early development of the Santa Fe art colony and the personalities who made it famous. The interviewer is unidentified. Interviewees include renowned architect, John Gaw Meem; Will Shuster, painter and founder of Los Cinco Pintores, Santa Fe's first modernist art group; and Karl Larsson, Swedish immigrant, silversmith, and painter-teacher.

From the description of Oral history interview with John Gaw Meem, Will Shuster, and Karl Larsson, 1965 August 27. (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 244437453

From the guide to the Oral history interview with John Gaw Meem, Will Shuster, and Karl Larsson, 1965 August 27, (University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research)

Architect, best known for a style of architecture known variously as "Santa Fe style," "Spanish-Pueblo style," or "Pueblo Revival." John Gaw Meem was involved with the Historical American Buildings Survey (HABS) in the 1930s and after retiring in 1959 continued to pursue an interest in saving the historic buildings of New Mexico.

From the description of Detail drawings, [ca. 1924]-[ca. 1960]. (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 40844665

From the description of Drawings and plans, 1925-1961. (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 40844690

From the description of Perspectives, 1922-1955. (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 42401710

Architect, best known for a style of architecture know variously as "Santa Fe style," "Spanish-Pueblo style," or "Pueblo Revival." John Gaw Meem was involved with the Historical American Buildings Survey (HABS) in the 1930s and after retiring in 1959 continued to pursue an interest in saving the historic buildings of New Mexico.

From the description of Papers, 1914-1992. (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 49311197

Arts administrator, Public Works of Art Project; Santa Fe, N.M.

From the description of John Gaw Meem interview, 1964 Dec. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220195058

John Gaw Meem, 1894-1983, is one of New Mexico's most renowned architects. Perhaps more than any other individual, John Gaw Meem is responsible for the conservation, development and propagation of the Southwestern regional architectural style. He was born in Pelota, Brazil of American parents. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1915 with a Bachelor of Science. In 1920 he contracted tuberculosis and moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico in order to recover. While bedridden at Sunmount Sanatorium, he developed an interest in architecture. When he was sufficiently recovered, he went to Denver where he worked in the office of Fisher & Fisher and studied at the Atelier Denver, a Beaux Arts Institute studio. In 1924 he opened an office in Santa Fe and practiced architecture continuously until his retirement in 1960. Meem was a leading advocate of Spanish-Pueblo style architecture and designed new buildings in a soft adobe style that reflected New Mexico's rich cultural heritage. He was involved in historic preservation throughout his life, collecting a significant number of Historic American Building Survey photographs, now housed in the pictorial collections at the Center for Southwest Research, Zimmerman Library. John Gaw Meem was the leading architect for the University of New Mexico from 1933 to 1959, designing some 40 buildings on the campus that lend to its Southwestern atmosphere. In 1975, Meem donated his collection of plans, drawings, models, photographs, and office papers to the University of New Mexico library. These formed the basis of the John Gaw Meem Archives of Southwestern Architecture, which houses collections of records from a number of New Mexico architects and their firms. Meem died in Santa Fe on August 4, 1983.

From the description of John Gaw Meem job files, 1925-1960. (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 61689238

John Gaw Meem (1894- ) was an arts administrator in the Public Works of Art Project from Santa Fe, N.M.

From the description of Oral history interview with John Gaw Meem, 1964 Dec. 3 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007096

Architect, committee member of Public Works of Art regional committee--Region 13; Santa Fe, New Mexico.

From the description of John Gaw Meem correspondence, 1933-1934. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557300

Architect, best known for a style of architecture known variously as "Santa Fe style," "Spanish-Pueblo style," or "Pueblo Revival." John Gaw Meem was involved with the Historical American Buildings Survey (HABS) in the 1930s and after retiring in 1959 continued to pursue an interest in saving the historic buildings of New Mexico

From the guide to the John Gaw Meem Collection: Non-job Specific Photos, 1859-1980, (Center for Southwest Research, University of New Mexico.)

John Gaw Meem was an architect in New Mexico.

From the description of John Gaw Meem photograph collection [graphic]. 1904-1936. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 38000317

John G. Meem presenting the deed to El Santuario de Chimayo to Archbishop Daeger [with Mary Austin leaning over table and Frank Applegate far right]. Part of the Beatrice Chauvenet Pictorial Collection (PICT 000-588).

John Gaw Meem, 1894-1983, is one of New Mexico's most renowned architects. Perhaps more than any other individual, John Gaw Meem is responsible for the conservation, development and propagation of the Southwestern regional architectural style. He was born in Pelota, Brazil of American parents. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1915 with a Bachelor of Science. In 1920 he contracted tuberculosis and moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico in order to recover. While bedridden at Sunmount Sanatorium, he developed an interest in architecture. When he was sufficiently recovered, he went to Denver where he worked in the office of Fisher & Fisher and studied at the Atelier Denver, a Beaux Arts Institute studio. In 1924 he opened an office in Santa Fe and practiced architecture continuously until his retirement in 1960.

Meem was a leading advocate of Spanish-Pueblo style architecture and designed new buildings in a soft adobe style that reflected New Mexico's rich cultural heritage. He was involved in historic preservation throughout his life, collecting a significant number of Historic American Building Survey photographs, now housed in the pictorial collections at the Center for Southwest Research, Zimmerman Library. John Gaw Meem was the leading architect for the University of New Mexico from 1933 to 1959, designing some 40 buildings on the campus that lend to its Southwestern atmosphere.

In 1975 Meem donated his collection of plans, drawings, models, photographs, and office papers to the University of New Mexico library. These formed the basis of the John Gaw Meem Archives of Southwestern Architecture, which houses collections of records from a number of New Mexico architects and their firms.

Meem died in Santa Fe on August 4, 1983.

From the guide to the John Gaw Meem Papers, 1914-1992, (University of New Mexico. Center for Southwest Research.)

John Gaw Meem, 1894-1983, is one of New Mexico's most renowned architects. Perhaps more than any other individual, John Gaw Meem is responsible for the conservation, development and propagation of the Southwestern regional architectural style. He was born in Pelota, Brazil of American parents. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1915 with a Bachelor of Science. In 1920 he contracted tuberculosis and moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico in order to recover. While bedridden at Sunmount Sanatorium, he developed an interest in architecture. When he was sufficiently recovered, he went to Denver where he worked in the office of Fisher & Fisher and studied at the Atelier Denver, a Beaux Arts Institute studio. In 1924 he opened an office in Santa Fe and practiced architecture continuously until his retirement in 1960.

Meem was a leading advocate of Spanish-Pueblo style architecture and designed new buildings in a soft adobe style that reflected New Mexico's rich cultural heritage. He was involved in historic preservation throughout his life, collecting a significant number of Historic American Buildings Survey photographs, now housed in the pictorial collections at the Center for Southwest Research, Zimmerman Library. John Gaw Meem was the leading architect for the University of New Mexico from 1933 to 1959, designing some 40 buildings on the campus that lend to its Southwestern atmosphere. In 1975, Meem donated his collection of plans, drawings, models, photographs, and office papers to the University of New Mexico library. These form the basis of the John Gaw Meem Archives of Southwestern Architecture, which houses collections of records from a number of New Mexico architects and their firms.

Meem died in Santa Fe on August 4, 1983.

From the guide to the John Gaw Meem Job Files, 1925-1960, (Center for Southwest Research, University of New Mexico.)

John Gaw Meem, 1894-1983, is one of New Mexico's most renowned architects. Perhaps more than any other individual, John Gaw Meem is responsible for the conservation, development and propagation of the Southwestern regional architectural style. He was born in Pelota, Brazil of American parents. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1915 with a Bachelor of Science. In 1920 he contracted tuberculosis and moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico in order to recover. While bedridden at Sunmount Sanatorium, he developed an interest in architecture. When he was sufficiently recovered, he went to Denver where he worked in the office of Fisher & Fisher and studied at the Atelier Denver, a Beaux Arts Institute studio. In 1924 he opened an office in Santa Fe and practiced architecture continuously until his retirement in 1960.

Meem was a leading advocate of Spanish-Pueblo style architecture and designed new buildings in a soft adobe style that reflected New Mexico's rich cultural heritage. He was involved in historic preservation throughout his life, collecting a significant number of Historic American Buildings Survey photographs, now housed in the pictorial collections at the Center for Southwest Research, Zimmerman Library. John Gaw Meem was the leading architect for the University of New Mexico from 1933 to 1959, designing some 40 buildings on the campus that lend to its Southwestern atmosphere.

In 1975 Meem donated his collection of plans, drawings, models, photographs, and office papers to the University of New Mexico library. These formed the basis of the John Gaw Meem Archives of Southwestern Architecture, which houses collections of records from a number of New Mexico architects and their firms.

Meem died in Santa Fe on August 4, 1983.

From the guide to the John Gaw Meem Drawings and Plans, 1925-1961, (University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research)