Letters and clippings relating to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

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Letters and clippings relating to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

1956-1958

Various versions of an open letter to Mr. James Johnson Sweeney, Director, and Trustees of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum sent to the press, urging that Frank Lloyd Wright's spiral ramp design for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum's new building at 5th Ave. and 88th St. be reconsidered. The final version was signed by 21 artists.

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Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959

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Architect, designer; Illinois, Wisconsin and Arizona. From the description of Frank Lloyd Wright textile design studies, [ca. 1955]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86122971 BIOGHIST REQUIRED Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was an American Architect internationally recognized for his distinctive Prairie Style houses, innovative building design, Taliesin school and fellowships, and philosophy of "organic architecture." From the guide to the Frank Lloyd Wright Miscel...

Bodin, Paul, 1910-1994

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Painter, New York, N.Y. Died 1994. From the description of Paul Bodin interview, 1993 Mar. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220205984 Bodin, Paul, 1910-1994,Painter of New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Paul Bodin 1993 Mar. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646400235 Painter; New York, N.Y.; d. 1994. From the description of Paul Bodin papers, 1932-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77621332 Paul B...

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

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Guggenheim, Harry Frank, 1890-1971

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Harry Frank Guggenheim (b. August 23, 1890, West End, NJ–d. January 22, 1971, New York, NY) was the grandson of mining magnate Meyer Guggenheim and the son of Daniel Guggenheim, mining magnate and philanthropist. He recieved his BA and MA in 1913 from Pembroke College at Cambridge University. During World War I he was a member of US Navy Reservesand the First Yale Unit in WWI. He became the director and president of the Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Foundation. In this role he provided ...