Dreyfuss, Henry, 1904-1972
Variant namesIndustrial and stage designer. Born New York, March 2, 1904. Attended Society for Ethical Culture High School in New York. Apprenticed to designer Norman Bel Geddes, 1922-1924. Established his own industrial design firm in 1929. His clients included Bell Telephone Laboratories, Deere & Company, Honeywell, Inc., Polaroid Corporation, General Electric, the 1939-40 and 1964-65 New York World's Fairs, New York Central Railroad, Hoover Company, Singer Sewing Machine Company, Royal Typewriter Co., Lockheed Aircraft, McCall's magazine, and others.
From the description of Henry Dreyfuss Collection, 1927-1972. (Smithsonian Institution Libraries). WorldCat record id: 39157043
Industrial designer.
Dreyfuss (1904-1972) was noted for product development and for use of pictograms (directional symbols).
From the description of Papers, 1929-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155473497
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Dreyfuss, Henry, 1904-1972. Henry Dreyfuss Collection, 1927-1972. | Smithsonian Institution. Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Anton Refregier papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | New York Times Company records. Arthur Hays Sulzberger papers, 1823-1999 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| creatorOf | Papers, 1929-1972. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Gyorgy Kepes papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Dreyfuss, Henry, 1904-1972. April 20 1970 / [Henry Dreyfuss]. | Southern Methodist University DeGolyer Library | |
| referencedIn | James Parton papers, 1914-1986. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | New York World's Fair 1939 and 1940 Incorporated records, 1935-1945, 1939-1940 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| creatorOf | Dreyfuss, Henry. [Henry Dreyfuss] : artist file | John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library, Ringling Museum Library | |
| referencedIn | Price, Vincent, 1911-1993. Papers, 1883-1992 (bulk 1932-1992). | Library of Congress | |
| referencedIn | Vincent Price Papers, 1883-1992, (bulk 1932-1992) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | Pickering, William H., 1910-2004. William H. Pickering Speech Reference Collection, 1959-1974. | Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives | |
| creatorOf | Dreyfuss, Henry, 1904-1972. Henry Dreyfuss letter to Princess Pignatelli, 1955. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| referencedIn | New York Times Company records. A.M. Rosenthal papers, 1955-1994, 1967-1986 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | S.S. White Dental Manufacturing Company. Records, 1791-1970, (bulk 1870-1965). | Hagley Museum & Library | |
| referencedIn | R. Buckminster Fuller Papers | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Anton Refregier papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | DREYFUSS, HENRY. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) | |
| referencedIn | Raymond Spilman Papers, 1933-1976 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center |
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Birth 1904-03-02
Death 1972-10-05
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