Philip Johnson papers, ca. 1908-2002 (bulk 1925-1998).

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Philip Johnson papers, ca. 1908-2002 (bulk 1925-1998).

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Papers of the American architect Philip Johnson document his early and later career. Approximately 160 built and unrealized designs are documented with photographs, and some correspondence and clippings. Johnson's designs for his New Canaan estate, including the Glass House, are especially well represented. Nearly half the collection is comprised of photographs - of Johnson's drawings, his buildings, his friends and colleagues, and Johnson himself. The other half consists of clippings and other printed materials about Johnson and his work, correspondence, legal documents and manuscripts (by Johnson), including a few items related to Johnson's right-wing politics in the 1930s. Videotaped interviews with Johnson, awards, honorary degrees, and gifts received by Johnson are among the collected items.

38 linear ft. (61 boxes) + ADDS (5 boxes)

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Glass House (New Canaan, Conn.)

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Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005

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Prominent New York architect. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and designed the State Theater at Lincoln Center in N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1927-1944. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 18376257 Architect, author, critic. Affiliated with the Museum of Modern Art, New York as the founder and director of the Dept. of Architecture (1932-34, 1952-1954), Trustee (1957- ), and donor. From the description of Philip Johnson pape...