Institute of Design

The Institute of Design collections held by the University Archives and Special Collections contain a variety of materials which reflect the history of the school since its founding as the New Bauhaus of Chicago by László Moholy-Nagy in 1937. They include academic catalogs, class and school activities announcements, biographical materials, student work, exhibit catalogs, announcements of student and alumni professional activities, essays, speeches, periodical articles, photographs, scrapbooks and news clippings by and about the school and its members. Materials found within the Institute of Design collections pertain to institutional history; with few exceptions, University Archives and Special Collections does not hold the personal papers or creative output of former faculty of the Institute of Design or its predecessor schools.

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Title: Konrad Wachsmann with Institute of Design students Maurene Strug and Shirley Courtois, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1954-1959
Date: 1954-1959
Description: 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.
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Collection: Institute of Design records, 1937-ca. 1962

Title: Mary Henry at the Institute of Design, Chicago, Illinois, 1945-1946
Date: 1945-1946
Description: Photograph of Mary Henry working on a metal sculpture as a student at the Institute of Design in 1945 or 1946. Inscription on verso reads ...
Show morePhotograph of Mary Henry working on a metal sculpture as a student at the Institute of Design in 1945 or 1946. Inscription on verso reads "Mary Henry at the Institute of Design in Chicago - Oak + Rush Streets - 1945-1946. I am constructing a metal sculpture in Nathan Lerner's workshop." Photographer unknown. The color in this photograph appears to be blue ink that has bled onto the photo from another source.
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Collection: Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021

Title: Untitled
Creator: Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
Date: 1946
Description: Untitled photograph by Mary Henry from her time as a student at the Institute of Design. Inscription on verso: "Photo lesson (Moholy-Nagy's...
Show moreUntitled photograph by Mary Henry from her time as a student at the Institute of Design. Inscription on verso: "Photo lesson (Moholy-Nagy's photographic class at I.D., 1946. Study for showing shadows on 3 dimensional objects - lesson in lighting -"
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Collection: Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021

Title: Untitled
Creator: Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
Date: 1946
Description: Photograph of a sculpture by Mary Henry taken during her time as a student at the Institute of Design. Inscription on verso: "A lesson in...
Show morePhotograph of a sculpture by Mary Henry taken during her time as a student at the Institute of Design. Inscription on verso: "A lesson in welding in N. Lerner's class - I.D., 1946. Photographed in Moholy's class showing different lighting effects."
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Collection: Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021

Title: Untitled
Creator: Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
Date: 1946
Description: Photograph taken by Mary Henry of a sculpture she made in Nathan Lerner's workshop during her time as a student at the Institute of Design....
Show morePhotograph taken by Mary Henry of a sculpture she made in Nathan Lerner's workshop during her time as a student at the Institute of Design. Inscription on verso: "Mary Henry Photography under Moholy-Nagy. Institute of Design, Chicago. Wire sculpture made in Nathan Lerner's Workshop, I.D."
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Collection: Mary Dill Henry Papers, 1913-2021

Title: Students with model at the Institute of Design, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1945
Date: 1945
Description: Photograph of students with a model in an Institute of Design class, possibly Shelter Design. As photograph is undated, it may have been taken...
Show morePhotograph of students with a model in an Institute of Design class, possibly Shelter Design. As photograph is undated, it may have been taken when the school was named Chicago School of Design (1939-1944). Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed is approximate.
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Collection: Institute of Design records, 1937-ca. 1962

Title: Herbert Read lecture at the Institute of Design, Chicago, Illinois, April 23, 1946
Creator: Sokolite, Frank
Date: 1946-04-23
Description: Photograph of the audience at a lecture by Herbert Read at the Institute of Design.
Collection: Institute of Design records, 1937-ca. 1962

Title: Students in paper cutting workshop at the Institute of Design, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1945
Date: 1940-1949
Description: 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.
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Collection: Institute of Design records, 1937-ca. 1962

Title: Institute of Design students in Foundation course, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 1940s
Date: 1940-1949
Description: Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
Collection: Institute of Design records, 1937-ca. 1962

Title: Untitled
Creator: Lerner, Nathan, 1913-1997
Date: 1937-1945
Description: 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.
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Collection: Institute of Design records, 1937-ca. 1962

Title: Institute of Design students forging metal, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1940s
Date: 1940-1949
Description: Bluma Elper and Ed Conkle at the Institute of Design forging a piece of metal in the foundation workshop. As photograph is undated, it may...
Show moreBluma Elper and Ed Conkle at the Institute of Design forging a piece of metal in the foundation workshop. As photograph is undated, it may have been taken when the school was named Chicago School of Design (1939-1944). Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Collection: Institute of Design records, 1937-ca. 1962

Title: Advertisement for Saturday Morning Children's Club at Chicago School of Design, 1944
Creator: Chicago School of Design
Date: 1944
Description: Advertisement for Saturday Morning Children's Club, a multidisciplinary children's art workshop offered by the Chicago School of Design,...
Show moreAdvertisement for Saturday Morning Children's Club, a multidisciplinary children's art workshop offered by the Chicago School of Design, featuring artwork by two local children. The date listed is uncertain, but inferred from the pencil notation on recto.
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Collection: Institute of Design records, 1937-ca. 1962

Title: László Moholy-Nagy
Date: 1930-1946
Description: Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Chuck Owen and unidentified Institute of Design professor at a computer, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1979-1987
Date: 1979-1987
Description: 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.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Institute of Design student forging metal, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1940s
Date: 1940-1949
Description: Unidentified student in the metalworking workshop at the Institute of Design. As photograph is undated, it may have been taken when the school...
Show moreUnidentified student in the metalworking workshop at the Institute of Design. As photograph is undated, it may have been taken when the school was named Chicago School of Design (1939-1944). Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Collection: Institute of Design records, 1937-ca. 1962

Title: Krastof, Mark, Oral History Interview, 2011
Creator: Krastof, Mark, Walker, Dale, Kuruna, Daniel
Date: 2011-05-01
Description: Video interview with Mark Krastof, who received an MS in Design from the Institute of Design in 1971. Krastof recounts his experience as a...
Show moreVideo interview with Mark Krastof, who received an MS in Design from the Institute of Design in 1971. Krastof recounts his experience as a student under Arthur Siegel, Aaron Siskind, and Garry Winogrand. Krastof shows copies of his photographs. Running time is 15:13 minutes.
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Collection: Institute of Design Photography Oral History Project, 2011

Title: Grimes, John, Oral History Interview, 2011
Creator: Grimes, John, 1945-, Walker, Dale, Kuruna, Daniel
Date: 2011-06
Description: Video interview with John Grimes, who received an MS in Design from the Institute of Design (ID) in 1974. Grimes recounts his experiences as a...
Show moreVideo interview with John Grimes, who received an MS in Design from the Institute of Design (ID) in 1974. Grimes recounts his experiences as a student under Arthur Siegel and Garry Winogrand (adjunct faculty in 1972), as well as his time as an ID faculty member and acting director in the late 1970s. Also addressed is the history of photography at ID and photographic education in general. Running time is 1:17:39 minutes. This interview was conducted c. June 2011 in John Grimes' home office in Chesterton, Indiana.
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Collection: Institute of Design Photography Oral History Project, 2011

Title: Bulucos, Don, Oral History Interview, 2011
Creator: Bulucos, Don, Walker, Dale, Kuruna, Daniel
Date: 2011-05-01
Description: Video interview with Don Bulucos, who received an MS in Design from the Institute of Design in 1967. Bulucos recounts his experience as a...
Show moreVideo interview with Don Bulucos, who received an MS in Design from the Institute of Design in 1967. Bulucos recounts his experience as a student under Harry Callahan, Aaron Siskind, and Kenneth Josephson. Running time is 18:09 minutes.
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Collection: Institute of Design Photography Oral History Project, 2011

Title: Hansen, Glenn, Oral History Interview, 2011
Creator: Hansen, Glenn, Walker, Dale, Kuruna, Daniel
Date: 2011-05-01
Description: Video interview with Glenn Hansen, who received his MS in Photography/Design from the Institute of Design in 1984. Running time is 7:11 minutes.
Collection: Institute of Design Photography Oral History Project, 2011

Title: Hocker, Thomas, Oral History Interview, 2011
Creator: Hocker, Thomas, Walker, Dale, Kuruna, Daniel
Date: 2011-05-01
Description: Video interview with Thomas Hocker, who received an MS in Design from the Institute of Design in 1969. Running time is 5:42 minutes.
Collection: Institute of Design Photography Oral History Project, 2011

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