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Kepes, Gyorgy, 1906-2001

 Person

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Allen Porter papers, 1987-2004

 Collection
Identifier: 008.05.06
Description of the Collection

Essay by Allen Porter titled "Meeting the New Bauhaus: First Impressions of a New Vision" concerning his impressions of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy and activities of the School of Design. Also, holiday card received in 2004 with reproduction of Allen Porter self-portrait drawn in 1949.

Dates: 1987-2004

Chicago Bauhaus: Past, Present and Future collection, 1974

 Collection
Identifier: 008.03.03
Description of the Collection Materials related to a one-day seminar concerning the Institute of Design, titled Chicago Bauhaus: Past, Present and Future held at Illinois Institute of Technology on May 11, 1974. Includes program information and invitation, tear sheets and press clippings of pre-program publicity, and biographical information about program presenters including the following: Hans M. Wingler (photo included), Gyorgy Kepes (photo included), Konrad Wachsmann (includes photocopy of article from AIA Journal),...
Dates: 1974

Institute of Design alumni photographs, 1941-1977

 Collection
Identifier: 008.05.09
Description of the Collection

Eighteen gelatin prints by alumni of the Institute of Design photography program.

Dates: 1941-circa 1977; Majority of material found within 1960-1977

Janet Nickle collection, 1944-2002

 Collection
Identifier: 008.03.06
Description of the Collection Materials related to Institute of Design, primarily the text of lectures delivered in connection with the 1948 "Society and Design" seminar. Items include: Reprint: The Task of This Generation: Reintegration of Art into Daily Life by Laszlo Moholy-Nagy; reprinted from the Department of Art Education N.E.A. 1944 Bulletin. Typescripts: Lectures given at Institute of Design: Form and...
Dates: 1944-2002

Jay Doblin papers, 1946-1988

 Collection
Identifier: 008.02.03
Description of the Collection The Jay Doblin collection is heavily composed of graphic materials and photo prints, much of it generated in support of his “One Hundred Great Product Designs” research (and subsequent books). But it also amply documents the Institute of Design, with files on student projects/theses, various courses (including some syllabi), space station designs from 1986, Ken Isaccs and his Knowledge Box, and clipping files (mainly from Chicago newspapers) on notable ID achievements (especially student...
Dates: 1946-1988

Mary Jane King collection, 1948-1971

 Collection
Identifier: 008.01.21
Description of the Collection Materials collected by Mary Jane King related to her academic tenure as a student at the Institute of Design, circa 1948. Includes a small amount of correspondence from the school, artwork from Norman Laliberte, and three paperback books.It also includes typed and handwritten class notes on abstract art and lectures by R. Buckminster Fuller, ca. 1948 (2 pages). A file of miscellaneous materials related to architecture, mostly newsclippings. Also included with this...
Dates: 1948-1971

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