Sigurd Fischer architectural drawings and papers, 1906-1916, bulk 1909-1912

Creator:: Fischer, Sigurd, 1887-1981
Extent:: 49 drawings, 6 bound volumes, 1 typescript specification, and 1 portfolio box
Language:: Danish .
Scope and content:: This collection contains primarily drawings made by Danish-American architectural photographer Sigurd Fischer while he was a student in Denmark. Drawings include travel sketches, studies for furniture and lighting, a sailboat design, architectural designs, and a theatre poster. Also six issues of the weekly Danish journal ARCHITEKTEN

Acquisition information:: Source of acquisition--Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fischer. Accession number--1988.003.
Processing information:: Drawings Processed AvR 02/01/08.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Location of this collection:: Avery Drawings & Archives

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