Allen Porter papers, 2005-2007
Materials related to Allen Porter's recollections of the early years of the Institute of Design, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, and Porter's career as a designer.
Dates
- 2005-2007
Creator
- Illinois Institute of Technology. Mies van der Rohe Society (Organization)
Language of Materials
Records are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Available for Research
Collection Size
4 Items
Biographical Note
Allen Porter (b. 1926) is an early graduate of the Institute of Design who met Laszlo Moholy-Nagy before enrolling in the school. Porter grew up n Chicago, attended Bradley Polytechnic Institute (later, Bradley University) before being drafted into the army during World War II. In September 1946, he began attending classes at Institute of Design where he studied under Moholy-Nagy until Moholy's death on Nov. 24, 1946. Porter continued his studies, finishing in 1949. Porter later lived and worked in California where he did commercial graphic design.
Provenance
Materials were sent to IIT Archives by the Mies Society which had received them from Porter.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Formerly 2010.004.02
Processor
Catherine Bruck 8/20/2014
Creator
- Illinois Institute of Technology. Mies van der Rohe Society (Organization)
- Porter, Allen (Person)
Part of the Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections Repository