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276 photographs of Lapidus' work.
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Morris Lapidus photograph collection. Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library. Columbia University, New York, NY.
Morris Lapidus photograph collection. Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
Source of acquisition--Gift of Morris Lapidus. Accession number--1994.011.
Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Morris Lapidus, 1902-2001, was born in Russia and moved to New York City's Lower East Side in 1903. He received his architecture degree from Columbia University. Lapidus designed stores, hotels, apartment buildings, and stage sets. He is best known for his South Florida hotels, including the Fontainbleau (1954), Eden Roc (1955), and Americana (1956).
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| Architectural photography | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
| Hotels -- Florida | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
| Hotels -- Florida -- Miami Beach | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |