Pilgrim Baptist Church (3301 S. Indiana Ave, Chicago, IL) photographed by Institute of Design student F. Peter Weil. Date is estimated as 1964... Show morePilgrim Baptist Church (3301 S. Indiana Ave, Chicago, IL) photographed by Institute of Design student F. Peter Weil. Date is estimated as 1964 from other evidence in the collection. Show less
Tidal Blossom, an ink painting by Hilda Pertha. Pertha, who moved to Mendocino, California in 1979, was a friend of Mary Henry's, and likely... Show moreTidal Blossom, an ink painting by Hilda Pertha. Pertha, who moved to Mendocino, California in 1979, was a friend of Mary Henry's, and likely gifted this painting to Henry. Show less
Photograph of Institute of Design Dean Jay Doblin with unidentified ID students and the interior of a partially constructed vehicle, Illinois... Show morePhotograph of Institute of Design Dean Jay Doblin with unidentified ID students and the interior of a partially constructed vehicle, Illinois Institute of Technology. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of Jay Doblin's People Chair (right), along with another aluminum chair prototype (left), creator unknown. Doblin, then Dean of the... Show morePhotograph of Jay Doblin's People Chair (right), along with another aluminum chair prototype (left), creator unknown. Doblin, then Dean of the Institute of Design, designed the People Chair as part of a campaign sponsored by the Alcoa Corporation. It is assumed that the unidentified chair was also designed for this competition. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of Marnie Averitt and Institute of Design Dean Jay Doblin in Sparky, an electric car developed by Averitt, an ID graduate student.... Show morePhotograph of Marnie Averitt and Institute of Design Dean Jay Doblin in Sparky, an electric car developed by Averitt, an ID graduate student. In 1961, Averitt received a design award for Sparky from Alcoa, sponsor of the student design competition at ID. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of Institute of Design student Takatsugu Sugiyama's Ribbon Chair, with Sugiyama and ID Dean Jay Doblin in the background. The chair... Show morePhotograph of Institute of Design student Takatsugu Sugiyama's Ribbon Chair, with Sugiyama and ID Dean Jay Doblin in the background. The chair is most likely inside of S.R. Crown Hall, with Sugiyama and Doblin outside, on the other side of one of the building's glass panes. The chair consists of a single sheet of aluminum, rolled into a ribbon shape and bound to an aluminum base. The chair was designed in response to a call from the Alcoa company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, asking for ID students to design chairs out of a single sheet of aluminum. Sugiyama's design was recognized and awarded by Alcoa. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed is approximate. Pencil inscription on verso reads "Alcoa (Pitts.)." Show less
Photograph of Institute of Design student Takatsugu Sugiyama and ID Dean Jay Doblin on the steps of S.R. Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of... Show morePhotograph of Institute of Design student Takatsugu Sugiyama and ID Dean Jay Doblin on the steps of S.R. Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, with Sugiyama's Ribbon Chair. The chair consists of a single sheet of aluminum, rolled into a ribbon shape and bound to an aluminum base. The chair was designed in response to a call from the Alcoa company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, asking for ID students to design chairs out of a single sheet of aluminum. Sugiyama's design was recognized and awarded by Alcoa. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of Institute of Design student Takatsugu Sugiyama and his Ribbon Chair, with ID Dean Jay Doblin and an unidentified man in the... Show morePhotograph of Institute of Design student Takatsugu Sugiyama and his Ribbon Chair, with ID Dean Jay Doblin and an unidentified man in the background, S.R. Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology. The Ribbon Chair consists of a single sheet of aluminum, rolled into a ribbon shape and bound to an aluminum base. The chair was designed in response to a call from the Alcoa company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, asking for ID students to design chairs out of a single sheet of aluminum. Sugiyama's design was recognized and awarded by Alcoa. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of Institute of Design Dean Jay Doblin and unidentified ID students on the lower level of S.R. Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of... Show morePhotograph of Institute of Design Dean Jay Doblin and unidentified ID students on the lower level of S.R. Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of Institute of Design Dean Jay Doblin in a Japan, likely taken ca. 1959, when Doblin was invited to Japan by the Ministry of... Show morePhotograph of Institute of Design Dean Jay Doblin in a Japan, likely taken ca. 1959, when Doblin was invited to Japan by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) to assess and consult on the state of Japanese design. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of Institute of Design Dean Jay Doblin with unidentified ID students and a car chassis, Illinois Institute of Technology.... Show morePhotograph of Institute of Design Dean Jay Doblin with unidentified ID students and a car chassis, Illinois Institute of Technology. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of Jay Doblin. Doblin was Dean of the Institute of Design from 1955 until 1969. After his departure as Dean, Doblin remained on the... Show morePhotograph of Jay Doblin. Doblin was Dean of the Institute of Design from 1955 until 1969. After his departure as Dean, Doblin remained on the faculty at ID until his death in 1989. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Show less
Photograph of Gwendolyn Brooks, then Chicago's Poet Laureate, receiving an honorary degree from Illinois Institute of Technology. Photographer... Show morePhotograph of Gwendolyn Brooks, then Chicago's Poet Laureate, receiving an honorary degree from Illinois Institute of Technology. Photographer unknown. Show less