The 2010 IIT Archives annual lecture was scheduled on Thursday, October 28 from 3:30–5 p.m., with a reception immediately following. The... Show moreThe 2010 IIT Archives annual lecture was scheduled on Thursday, October 28 from 3:30–5 p.m., with a reception immediately following. The lecture and reception was held in the McCloska Auditorium and Ballroom, located in The McCormick Tribune Campus Center. Show less
Video interview with Brian Franczyk, who received an BS in Design from the Institute of Design in 1979. Franczyk recounts his experience as an... Show moreVideo interview with Brian Franczyk, who received an BS in Design from the Institute of Design in 1979. Franczyk recounts his experience as an undergraduate student under Arthur Siegel. Running time is 9:40 minutes. Show less
Thomas Porett, who received an MS in Photography from the Institute of design, provides an audio-recorded account of his experience at the... Show moreThomas Porett, who received an MS in Photography from the Institute of design, provides an audio-recorded account of his experience at the school and as a student under Aaron Siskind; Porett also describes his own photography with the interviewer. The identity of the interviewer in this recording is unknown. Show less
Richard Sessions, who received an MS in Design in 1960 from the Institute of Design, provides a written account of his experience as a student... Show moreRichard Sessions, who received an MS in Design in 1960 from the Institute of Design, provides a written account of his experience as a student under Frederick Sommer between 1957 and 1958. Included are Sessions' three photographs inspired by Sommer: "There ARE angels in America," "To Hell and Back," and "Breaking Up." Show less
Marvin Newman, who received an MS in Photography in 1952 from the Institute of design, provides a written account of his experience as a... Show moreMarvin Newman, who received an MS in Photography in 1952 from the Institute of design, provides a written account of his experience as a student under Aaron Siskind and Harry Callahan. Show less
Photograph of Richard Koppe with Institute of Design students. From attached caption: "Students in the three-dimensional class at the... Show morePhotograph of Richard Koppe with Institute of Design students. From attached caption: "Students in the three-dimensional class at the Institute of Design of Illinois Institute of Design, Chicago, listen to a critique of their work by Richard Koppe, head of the visual design section." Koppe, who studied at the New Bauhaus, taught at the Institute of Design from 1945-1963. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Video interview with Robert (Bob) Tanner, who received a BS in Photography from the Institute of Design in 1959. Tanner recounts his... Show moreVideo interview with Robert (Bob) Tanner, who received a BS in Photography from the Institute of Design in 1959. Tanner recounts his experience as an undergraduate student under Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind, and how ID impacted his professional work in film. Running time is 10:15 minutes. Show less
Photograph of an Insitute of Design Sculpture class in S.R. Crown Hall. Possibly pictured at center is Professor Cosmo Campoli. Photographer... Show morePhotograph of an Insitute of Design Sculpture class in S.R. Crown Hall. Possibly pictured at center is Professor Cosmo Campoli. Photographer unknown, possibly Reginal Heron. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of Institute of Design faculty members (left to right) John Grimes, John Askwith, James Montague, Len Singer, Robert Graeff, David... Show morePhotograph of Institute of Design faculty members (left to right) John Grimes, John Askwith, James Montague, Len Singer, Robert Graeff, David Rathbun, Arthur Siegel, and Ken Biasco. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate, based on this photograph's use in the 1976 edition of Integral, the Illinois Tech yearbook. Show less
Film (color and sound) of Illinois Institute of Technology campus and classroom scenes with shots of Chicago. Per Sharp, the film was made... Show moreFilm (color and sound) of Illinois Institute of Technology campus and classroom scenes with shots of Chicago. Per Sharp, the film was made around 1975, most likely produced at the request of the President's Office. Credits read, "A Film by Charles Dee Sharp, Produced at ID." Sharp taught filmmaking at the Institute of Design from 1965 to 1980. Show less
From attached caption: "Professors at IIT's Institute of Design are advancing the state of the art in computer-aided design." Chuck Owen is at... Show moreFrom attached caption: "Professors at IIT's Institute of Design are advancing the state of the art in computer-aided design." Chuck Owen is at right. This image was possibly included in a university viewbook. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. 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