Benjamin de Brie Taylor was Director of the Institute of Design at IIT from 1973 to 1975, and remained on the faculty at ID until 1987. Date... Show moreBenjamin de Brie Taylor was Director of the Institute of Design at IIT from 1973 to 1975, and remained on the faculty at ID until 1987. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Benjamin de Brie Taylor was Director of the Institute of Design at IIT from 1973 to 1975, and remained on the faculty at ID until 1987. Date... Show moreBenjamin de Brie Taylor was Director of the Institute of Design at IIT from 1973 to 1975, and remained on the faculty at ID until 1987. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of an Institute of Design Sculpture class in S.R. Crown Hall. Possibly pictured at left is Professor Cosmo Campoli. Photographer... Show morePhotograph of an Institute of Design Sculpture class in S.R. Crown Hall. Possibly pictured at left is Professor Cosmo Campoli. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of Buckminster Fuller with a student, identified on the rear of the photograph as Evelyn McCermiak (or McCermak). Photographer... Show morePhotograph of Buckminster Fuller with a student, identified on the rear of the photograph as Evelyn McCermiak (or McCermak). Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range provided is an estimate based on Fuller's tenure at the Institute of Design. Show less
Photograph of László Moholy-Nagy with hand sculptures. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date listed is approximate, based on... Show morePhotograph of László Moholy-Nagy with hand sculptures. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date listed is approximate, based on notation found adjacent to photograph. Show less
Digitized 7" open reel-to-reel tape recording of the Illinois Institute of Technology's School of Architecture and Planning faculty meeting,... Show moreDigitized 7" open reel-to-reel tape recording of the Illinois Institute of Technology's School of Architecture and Planning faculty meeting, 1970. The meeting was opened with an unidentified person (possibly George Danforth, chairman of Architecture or Dr. Antonis Tritsis) reading the statement by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (as director of the Armour Institute of Technology department of architecture) published in the 1939-1940 AIT Bulletin (academic catalog) identifying the philosophy and content of the 5-year architecture course. The IIT architecture curriculum is discussed before meeting begins. Show less
Photomontage portrait of Buckminster Fuller, 1948. Fuller, then an instructor at Black Mountain College, spent the winter of 1948 teaching at... Show morePhotomontage portrait of Buckminster Fuller, 1948. Fuller, then an instructor at Black Mountain College, spent the winter of 1948 teaching at the Institute of Design, when this portrait was likely produced. Photographer/creator unknown. Show less
From attached caption: "Konrad Wachsmann, professor of advanced building research at the Institute of Design of Illinois Institute of... Show moreFrom attached caption: "Konrad Wachsmann, professor of advanced building research at the Institute of Design of Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, explains principles of space-frame construction to students Maurene Strug and Shirley Courtois. A model of an open-air music shelter, designed b y an Illinois Tech graduate student for his master's thesis, and based on space-frame construction, is shown on the table." Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of Institute of Design student Mary Henry with instructor Emerson Woelffer. Inscriptions on verso read "1945 Woelffer Mary Henry... Show morePhotograph of Institute of Design student Mary Henry with instructor Emerson Woelffer. Inscriptions on verso read "1945 Woelffer Mary Henry Chicago" and "Remember? I always thought you were terrific! Wow!" Photographer unknown. Show less
Color slide depicting Dr. Henry Stark, Carl and Paul Bodine Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Chairman of the Electrical... Show moreColor slide depicting Dr. Henry Stark, Carl and Paul Bodine Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Chairman of the Electrical and Computer Engineering department. Photographer unknown, possibly Dan Ryan. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of faculty and student members of the Illinois Institute of Technology architecture program circa 1940-1941, taken by George W.... Show morePhotograph of faculty and student members of the Illinois Institute of Technology architecture program circa 1940-1941, taken by George W. Larson, a 1942 graduate. From left to right: Leon Przybylski, (perhaps) William Hasskarl, Mary Elizabeth Spies Droste, Ludwig Hilberseimer, George Storz, Elizabeth Wright (Ingram), and Alfred Caldwell. Show less
Photograph of Illinois Tech Department of Psychology faculty and Dean: (left to right) Willard A. Kerr, Harriett C. Shurrager (Associate... Show morePhotograph of Illinois Tech Department of Psychology faculty and Dean: (left to right) Willard A. Kerr, Harriett C. Shurrager (Associate Professor Emeritus), Roscoe A. Dykman, Dr. Phil S. Shurrager (Dean of Psychology and Education), and Dr. David Pablo Boder (Professor Emeritus). Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Black-and-white, silent film identified as "IIT 1956-1957" with images of Illinois Institute of Technology campus and buildings, classroom... Show moreBlack-and-white, silent film identified as "IIT 1956-1957" with images of Illinois Institute of Technology campus and buildings, classroom scenes, and students working in laboratories. Extended sequences feature architecture and Institute of Design students with models of their work and students dining in the Commons Building. Original format is 16mm film. Exact date of filming is unknown, but some evidence indicates at least smoe of the film was shot in spring, 1957. Show less
Photograph of Professor Josephine Mehlberg teaching a mathematics class. Photographer was possibly Dan Ryan. Date of photograph is unknown.... Show morePhotograph of Professor Josephine Mehlberg teaching a mathematics class. Photographer was possibly Dan Ryan. 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