A. James Speyer collection, 1931-1996.

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A. James Speyer collection, 1931-1996.

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The collection includes Speyer's architectural designs documented in photographs, slides, published and unpublished articles, and sketches; plans, sketches and photographs of various museum installations designed by Speyer; detailed design and working drawings for Speyer's architectural projects; biographical data, personal photographs, photographs of Mies van der Rohe projects, and some IIT items; installation views, exhibition annoucements and catalogs for the Paris gallery owned by Speyer's sister Darthea, Galerie Darthea Speyer.

1 oversize portfolio (72 x 58 cm.)

Aurora University, Phillips Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8203861

Aurora University, Phillips Library

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Art Institute of Chicago. Dept. of Twentieth Century Painting and Sculpture.

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Speyer, A. James.

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A. James Speyer (1913-1986) attended Carnegie Institute of Technology, receiving a B.S. degree in architecture in 1934. In 1939 he became the first graduate student of Mies van der Rohe at the Illinois Institute of Technology. After service in the U.S. Army during WWII, Speyer returned to Chicago to teach at IIT (1946-1961) as well as developing a private practice (1946-1957). In 1961 he was appointed the first curator of Twentieth Century Painting and Sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago, ...

Galerie Darthea Speyer (Paris, France)

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Galerie Darthea Speyer was an art gallery established by Darthea Speyer in Paris, France in 1968. That same year she launched the landmark exhibition Twelve Americans, which included David Smith, John Marin, and Jackson Pollock. From the description of Galerie Darthea Speyer records, 1968-2009. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 710020442 Galerie Darthea Speyer was founded in 1968 by Darthea Speyer at 6, rue Jacques Callot, Paris, France. The gallery was notable for promoting Am...

Illinois Institute of technology

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The Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, was created in 1940 through the amalgamation of the Armour Institute of Technology and the Lewis Institute. From the description of IIT - New Campus Center Competition Fonds, 1997-1998. (Centre canadien d'architecture). WorldCat record id: 317820043 ...

Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969

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German born architect. From the description of Manuscript fragment (n.d.) and letter, 1962 Nov.30. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 82217577 Architect. From the description of Reminiscences of Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe : oral history, 1961. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122631918 Architect. Born in Aachen, Germany (1886). From the description of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe collection, 1929-1969....