Portfolio of drawings for student projects, including a thesis for a museum, Department of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology; and copies by Danforth of sketches and drawings for buildings, installations and furniture by Mies van der Rohe

People:

Illinois Institute of Technology (educational institution)
George Danforth (draughtsman)
George Danforth (compiler)
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (draughtsman)
George Danforth (student)
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (architect)
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (teacher)

Title:

Date:

1938-1943

Description:

- One sketch for the graduate thesis was identified by Danforth as a drawing by Mies van der Rohe (DR1997:0064:029).

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 portfolio(s)

Technique and media:

Drawings are mostly graphite with some pen and blue and black inks; manuscript is pen and black ink

Dimensions:

sheets (range; folded): 15.1 to 75.4 x 21.1 to 104 cm

Reference number:

DR1997:0064:001-062

Subject:

architecture
interior design
installation

Subject Descriptive Terms:

houses
furniture
installation (exhibition)
student projects

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal.

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