Photograph of a design for unbreakable wooden springs, possibly designed by Glenn Foss. Superimposition of two photographs shows the... Show morePhotograph of a design for unbreakable wooden springs, possibly designed by Glenn Foss. Superimposition of two photographs shows the deflection of weight. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of student Jack Waldheim working with a circular saw. Waldheim was a student during the time at which the school's name changed... Show morePhotograph of student Jack Waldheim working with a circular saw. Waldheim was a student during the time at which the school's name changed from Chicago School of Design to Institute of Design, this photograph bears stamps from both institutions on the back, indicating that it likely dates from the Chicago School of Design era (1939-1944). Photographer unknown. Date range indicated 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
Two Scandinavian students shown working on a design problem in the machine workshop, taught by Hugo Weber, associate professor from the... Show moreTwo Scandinavian students shown working on a design problem in the machine workshop, taught by Hugo Weber, associate professor from the Institute of Design. Description taken from press release. Show less
Photograph of Barbara Jeanmaire in a paper cutting class at the Institute of Design. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date... Show morePhotograph of Barbara Jeanmaire in a paper cutting class at the Institute of Design. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of Institute of Design Sculpture Department student Elisha Huston sculpting with a hammer and chisel. Photographer unknown. Date of... Show morePhotograph of Institute of Design Sculpture Department student Elisha Huston sculpting with a hammer and chisel. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Flyer announcement of a portion of the 1939-1940 Evening Lecture series at the School of Design in Chicago, later to become the Institute of... Show moreFlyer announcement of a portion of the 1939-1940 Evening Lecture series at the School of Design in Chicago, later to become the Institute of Design. Show less
Untitled photograph by Nathan Lerner, with notation on verso indicating that it is from his second semester at the New Bauhaus. Date of... Show moreUntitled photograph by Nathan Lerner, with notation on verso indicating that it is from his second semester at the New Bauhaus. Date of photograph unknown. Date listed is approximate. Show less
Thirty-seven page scrapbook with hand made fabric covered box with lower case letter b (for Bauhaus) on font in silver metal. Scrapbook (16 x... Show moreThirty-seven page scrapbook with hand made fabric covered box with lower case letter b (for Bauhaus) on font in silver metal. Scrapbook (16 x 16”) has black plastic covers, spiral bound with manila card stock pages. Includes news clippings and tear sheets from periodicals about the opening of The New Bauhaus as well as the academic catalogue and program announcements, and a letter from Walter Gropius (5/18/1937) recommending Laszlo Moholy-Nagy as director. Creator unknown, assumed to be affiliated with the New Bauhaus. 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
Untitled photograph by Nathan Lerner depicting a wooden sculpture with smaller shapes casting shadows on a square base. The verso features an... Show moreUntitled photograph by Nathan Lerner depicting a wooden sculpture with smaller shapes casting shadows on a square base. The verso features an Institute of Design stamp, though it is unknown if this photograph dates from Lerner's time as a student or member of the faculty. Date of photograph unknown. Date listed is approximate. Show less
Program for Walter Gropius: Architect Teacher, a retrospective exhibit of Gropius' work in honor of his 70th birthday. A birthday luncheon was... Show moreProgram for Walter Gropius: Architect Teacher, a retrospective exhibit of Gropius' work in honor of his 70th birthday. A birthday luncheon was held on May 18, 1953 at the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago. The exhibit, organized by the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, in conjunction with the Busch-Reisinger Museum of Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, opened on May 18, 1953 in the Metallurgy and Chemical Engineering building on IIT's campus, and ran until June 15. Creator unknown, probably Illinois Institute of Technology. Show less
