Louis Checkman negatives photographs and papers, 1955-1992

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
(NNC)12138548
Bib ID:
12138548 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Checkman, Louis, 1914-2004; Checkman, Louis, 1914-2004
Repository:
Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Physical Description:
6,604 negatives; 2,482 photographic prints; 600 slides (approximately)
Language(s):
English .
Additional Description:
https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/cu/libraries/inside/avery_assets/Louis Checkman Job Records.pdf
Access:

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.

Description

Summary

The collection primarily consists of negatives, transparencies, prints of architectural models arranged chronological by project number.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

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.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Wayne Checkman. Method of acquisition--Donated;; Date of acquisition--2015. Accession number--2015.010.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Biographical sketch

Architectural model photographer. Clients included, among others, Philip Johnson, Edward Durell Stone, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Name
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Stone, Edward Durell CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Architectural design CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Architectural models CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Architectural models -- Design and construction CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Architectural photography CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- United States -- Designs and plans CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Architecture, Modern -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Models and modelmaking CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Structural frames -- Models CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID