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 Institute of Design student Stanley Peters using a chisel to sculpt wood in the wood workshop. Date of photograph unknown. Date... Show morePhotograph of Institute of Design student Stanley Peters using a chisel to sculpt wood in the wood workshop. Date of photograph unknown. Date range 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 a New Bauhaus or Institute of Design student constructing a structural model. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown.... Show morePhotograph of a New Bauhaus or Institute of Design student constructing a structural model. 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
Photograph of Institute of Design student Stanley Peters using a chisel to sculpt wood in the wood workshop. Date of photograph unknown. Date... Show morePhotograph of Institute of Design student Stanley Peters using a chisel to sculpt wood in the wood workshop. 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
Photograph of students in the paper cutting workshop at the Institute of Design. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date... Show morePhotograph of students in the paper cutting workshop at the Institute of Design. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date 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