Paul Rudolph drawings, 1961-1973

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID:
15622509 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Rudolph, Paul, 1918-1997
Repository:
Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Physical Description:
1 oversize folders (flat-file); 2 rolls
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

Content Description

Collection contains 2 rolls of photocopied working drawings for the Natural Science Building at SUNY Purchase (Purchase, N.Y.), as well as single perspective drawings for the following projects: Government Center (New Haven, Connecticut), O'Brien's Motor Inn (Waverly, New York), and Sarasota High School (Sarasota, Florida).

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing 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.

Preferred Citation

Paul Rudolph drawings, Drawings and Archives, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

These drawings were donated by Paul Rudolph in 1961 (1961.003) and 1972 (1972.003).

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Architecture Archivist Pamela Casey in 2021.

Biographical / Historical

Paul Marvin Rudolph (1918-1997) was a modernist American architect and educator known for his work with concrete, his complex designs, and for his role in the development of the Sarasota Modern architectural style. He studied at Harvard's Graduate School of Design with Walter Gropius and later taught at the Yale School of Architecture. The Yale Art and Architecture Building is one of his best known built works.

Subject Headings

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Subject
Architecture -- Connecticut -- Designs and plans CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- New York (State) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- United States -- Designs and plans. CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Architecture, American CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID