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John Jacob Desmond drawings of cities, 1975-1995, bulk 1975-1995

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Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID 12917973 View CLIO record
Creator(s) Desmond, John, 1922-2008; Desmond, John, 1922-2008
Title John Jacob Desmond drawings of cities, 1975-1995, bulk 1975-1995
Physical Description 10 drawings
Language(s) English .
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 and to make an appointment, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Description

Scope and content

The collection consists of 7 ink-on-mylar and 3 ink-on-paper renderings dating from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s. The drawings are detailed aerial studies of various cityscapes, many of which were publiced as illustrations to articles Desmond wrote for the Journal of the American Institute of Architects. Cities represented includ the following: Boston, 1988 ; Bruges, 1979 ; Fontenot Cistercian Monastery, 1975 ; Dubrovnik, 1978 ; Fountains Cistercian Abbey, Northumberland, 1974 ; Machu Picchu, 1977 ; Pittsburg, 1996 ; Salzburg,Austria, 1981 ; Stow on the Wold, English Village, undated ; Washington, D.C., undated.

Using the Collection

Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

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 and to make an appointment, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Michael Desmond . Method of acquisition--Donated ;; Date of acquisition--2017 . Accession number--2017.016.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Subject Headings

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

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Genre/Form

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"		 "CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"		 "Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Aerial views Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
City planning drawings -- American Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

Subject

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"		 "CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"		 "Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Cities and towns Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
City planning -- Pictorial works Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

History / Biographical Note

Biographical sketch

John Jacob Desmond (1922-2008) was an American architect with a professional practice in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was a student of Alvar Aalto and Ralph Rapson at MIT. During his career, Desmond was very active in a design assistance program run by the American Institute of Architects, called R/UDAT (Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team). The intent of this program was to contribute design services to locations experiencing growth and other issues, to "help transform communities by developing a citizen-led vision for a better future, with implementation strategies that produce results.".