Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Collection

Ludwig Mies van der RoheWW-1907-017773

1907·Holograph papers, typescript papers, correspondence, printed papers, photocopies, architectural drawings, black and white and color photographs and transparencies, a color lithograph and realia.·7 boxes, 1 oversized portfolio and flatfile materials: W.: 122 cm (48 in.)

Photographs, correspondence, architectural drawings and printed materials related to Mies’ career and professional life. Includes a significant amount of material pertaining to his association with the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, including correspondence with students, colleagues and visiting faculty, publicity material, newspaper and periodical articles, curriculum documents, and faculty memoranda. <a href="http://digital-libraries.artic.edu/cdm/search/collection/findingaids/searchterm/Mies%20van%20der%20Rohe,%20Ludwig,%20Collection%201907-2018/field/title/mode/all/conn/and/cosuppress/1">View finding aid.</a> <a href="http://digital-libraries.artic.edu/cdm/search/collection/mqc/searchterm/Mies%20van%20der%20Rohe,%20Ludwig,%20Collection,%201907-2004/field/subcol/mode/all/conn/and/cosuppress/1">View selected images from this collection.</a> Collection access: Collections may be accessed in the Franke Reading Room of the Research Center at The Art Institute of Chicago, by appointment only. For further information, consult <a href="https://www.artic.edu/archival-collections/contact-usage-and-faq">the FAQ</a>. <a href="https://www.artic.edu/archival-collections/finding-aids">Finding aids by subject</a> <a href="http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/findingaids">Browse all finding aids</a> <a href="http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/mqc">Browse images and media</a> <a href="https://www.artic.edu/archival-collections/oral-histories">Oral histories</a> Contact the Ryerson and Burnham Art and Architecture Archives: archives@artic.edu

Catalogue

Year: 1907
Medium: Holograph papers, typescript papers, correspondence, printed papers, photocopies, architectural drawings, black and white and color photographs and transparencies, a color lithograph and realia.
Dimensions: 7 boxes, 1 oversized portfolio and flatfile materials: W.: 122 cm (48 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Artist

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Drawing

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a German-American architect and furniture designer whose stripped-down aesthetic defined modernism in the twentieth century. He pioneered the steel-frame glass building and the open-plan interior, reducing architectural form to its essential structural elements. His Barcelona Chair and Brno Chair became canonical pieces of twentieth-century design, their tubular steel frames and leather surfaces exemplifying his dictum 'less is more.' After emigrating to the United States in 1938, he directed the Illinois Institute of Technology and designed the Farnsworth House and the Seagram Building in New York. His influence on post-war architecture and industrial design remains foundational.

Aachen, Germany

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