Ludwig Mies van der Rohe architectural and furniture drawings, 1946-1961

Creator:: Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969, Duckett, Edward A., Greenwald, Herbert S., 1915-1959, Pace Associates, and Holsman, Holsman, Klekamp and Taylor
Extent:: 452 drawings
Language:: English .
Scope and content:: This collection contains 435 blueprint and diazo working drawings, created between 1946 and 1961, for projects designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The buildings represented include the 860-880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments, the 2400 Lakeview Avenue Apartments, the Commonwealth Promenade Apartments, and various buildings on the campus of Illinois Institute of Technology, all in Chicago; as well as the Bacardi Company building in Mexico City and the Pavilion Apartments for the Lafayette Park Redevelopment in Detroit. Also included in the collection are full-size working drawings for the Brno Chair, a couch, a dining room chair, the MR chair, and the Tugendhat chair.

Acquisition information:: Source of acquisition--Gift of Edward A. Duckett, transferred from The Art Institute of Chicago. Accession number--1986.011.
Processing information:: Drawings Processed DK, IL, MN 1986.
Arrangement:: This collection is arranged in two series: Architectural Projects and Furniture Designs. Drawings are in alphabetical order by building name or furniture title.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Related material:: Associated Materials--Drawings by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe may also be found in the Philip Johnson collection (1992.018) and the Paul Pippin collection (1997.012), held by the Department of Drawings and Archives at Avery Library.

Access and use

Restrictions:: This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.
Terms of access:: Permission to publish must be obtained in writing from the Director, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, 1172 Amsterdam Ave., MC 0301, New York, NY 10027.

Preferred citation:: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe architectural and furniture drawings, 1946-1961. Located in Columbia University, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Department of Drawings & Archives.

Location of this collection:: Avery Drawings & Archives

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