Letters from the People: Photographs by Lee Friedlander deals with words and language—how commercial signs and graffiti structure our perception of urban environment and, to a large extent, define our relationship to it. American photographer Lee Friedlander’s work is concerned not with the systematic and thorough documentation of various North American cities, but with(...)
Octagonal gallery
22 September 1993 to 28 November 1993
"Letters from the People": Photographs by Lee Friedlander
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Letters from the People: Photographs by Lee Friedlander deals with words and language—how commercial signs and graffiti structure our perception of urban environment and, to a large extent, define our relationship to it. American photographer Lee Friedlander’s work is concerned not with the systematic and thorough documentation of various North American cities, but with(...)
Octagonal gallery
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Recommendation letters
AP197.S3.013
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The box is comprised of recommendation letters and correspondence, 2002-2016, organized in chronological and alphabetical order, from A-Z. This box includes recommendation letters that Frampton wrote for various professors, students, and architects; recommendation letters concern fellowships, university positions, scholarships and awards. Included in this correspondence are requests for recommendation letters as well as curriculum vitaes.
1998-2016
Recommendation letters
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AP197.S3.013
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The box is comprised of recommendation letters and correspondence, 2002-2016, organized in chronological and alphabetical order, from A-Z. This box includes recommendation letters that Frampton wrote for various professors, students, and architects; recommendation letters concern fellowships, university positions, scholarships and awards. Included in this correspondence are requests for recommendation letters as well as curriculum vitaes.
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1998-2016
Letters 1975
PHCON2002:0016:003
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Binder documents Gordon Matta-Clark's personal and professional correspondence predominantly from 1975, a period when he was actively involved in many cut building projects. Documents related to the following realized and unrealized projects are included: Anarchitecture (1973-1974); A W-Hole House (1973), Column Drop (undated); Conical Intersect (1975); Day's End (1975), Doors on all 4's (1975); Fresh Air Cart (1972); and Splitting (1974). Documentation on projects by other artists, including Matta-Clark's brother John Sebastian Matta, are also included. Binder contains photographs and textual records.
1971-1976
Letters 1975
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PHCON2002:0016:003
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Binder documents Gordon Matta-Clark's personal and professional correspondence predominantly from 1975, a period when he was actively involved in many cut building projects. Documents related to the following realized and unrealized projects are included: Anarchitecture (1973-1974); A W-Hole House (1973), Column Drop (undated); Conical Intersect (1975); Day's End (1975), Doors on all 4's (1975); Fresh Air Cart (1972); and Splitting (1974). Documentation on projects by other artists, including Matta-Clark's brother John Sebastian Matta, are also included. Binder contains photographs and textual records.
1971-1976
Letters 1976-77
PHCON2002:0016:004
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Binder documents Gordon Matta-Clark' personal and professional correspondence predominantly from 1976 and 1977, a period when he began to have professional success as an artist. It includes correspondence regarding the sale of works of art as well as the following projects: The Caribbean Orange (1978), Jacob's Ladder (1977), Meander (1976); Office Baroque (1977); and Substrait (1976). Correspondence related to unnamed and unrealized projects in California, Missouri, Texas, Massachusetts, and Paris, France are also included. The subject of the other correspondence includes letters to and from grant agencies, including the Guggenheim Foundation, letters inviting Matta-Clark to participate in exhibitions, as well as his research on helium balloons. Legal documents such as tax returns and a copy of the sales agreement for the purchase of a building on 20th St. in New York City, New York are also found in the binder. Binder contains drawings and textual records.
after 1974-1978
Letters 1976-77
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PHCON2002:0016:004
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Binder documents Gordon Matta-Clark' personal and professional correspondence predominantly from 1976 and 1977, a period when he began to have professional success as an artist. It includes correspondence regarding the sale of works of art as well as the following projects: The Caribbean Orange (1978), Jacob's Ladder (1977), Meander (1976); Office Baroque (1977); and Substrait (1976). Correspondence related to unnamed and unrealized projects in California, Missouri, Texas, Massachusetts, and Paris, France are also included. The subject of the other correspondence includes letters to and from grant agencies, including the Guggenheim Foundation, letters inviting Matta-Clark to participate in exhibitions, as well as his research on helium balloons. Legal documents such as tax returns and a copy of the sales agreement for the purchase of a building on 20th St. in New York City, New York are also found in the binder. Binder contains drawings and textual records.
after 1974-1978
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AP197.S3
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This series consists of personal and professional correspondence as well as recommendation letters, 1958-2016, that Frampton either sent or received throughout his professional career. Correspondence documents Frampton’s role as: a tutor at the Royal College of Art; the technical editor of the magazine Architectural Design; a visiting professor at Princeton University; a Fellow of the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies; and Associate professor and, subsequently, Ware professor of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), Columbia University. Throughout his extensive career, Frampton corresponded with various students, architects, professors, publishers, editors, and architecture associations. This correspondence relates to : offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles; reviews; books and recommendation letters; requests to serve on juries; requests for research materials; invitations to teach, present, or attend lectures/symposiums/conferences; and more.
1958-2016
Correspondence and recommendation letters
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AP197.S3
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This series consists of personal and professional correspondence as well as recommendation letters, 1958-2016, that Frampton either sent or received throughout his professional career. Correspondence documents Frampton’s role as: a tutor at the Royal College of Art; the technical editor of the magazine Architectural Design; a visiting professor at Princeton University; a Fellow of the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies; and Associate professor and, subsequently, Ware professor of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), Columbia University. Throughout his extensive career, Frampton corresponded with various students, architects, professors, publishers, editors, and architecture associations. This correspondence relates to : offers of teaching positions; requests to write articles; reviews; books and recommendation letters; requests to serve on juries; requests for research materials; invitations to teach, present, or attend lectures/symposiums/conferences; and more.
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1958-2016
As part of our exhibition Far From Nostalgia, we invite you to a reading of the correspondence between Argentine architect Amancio Williams concerning his project The City That Humanity Needs (Ciudad que Necesita la Humanidad), in and around the gallery space, from 6 to 7 pm on Thursday, 23 November.
23 November 2023, 6pm to 7pm
A reading of Amancio Williams’s letters
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As part of our exhibition Far From Nostalgia, we invite you to a reading of the correspondence between Argentine architect Amancio Williams concerning his project The City That Humanity Needs (Ciudad que Necesita la Humanidad), in and around the gallery space, from 6 to 7 pm on Thursday, 23 November.
Letters 1970-74
PHCON2002:0016:002
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Binder documents Gordon Matta-Clark's personal and professional correspondence predominantly from the early 1970s, the time in which he became an active artist/architect in New York City, New York. Documents related to the following projects are included: Anarchitecture (1973-1974); A W-Hole House (1973); Bingo (1974); Conical Intersect (1975); Corner Decomposition Piece (1972); Fake Estates (1973); Food (1971); Fresh Air Cart (1972); Photoglyphs (1973); Pipes (1971); Contrabienal (1971); Subway Graffiti (1973); Threshole (1973); Tree Dance (1971); and Wallspaper (1972). Binder contains a drawing, photographs and textual records. (Material divided in 2 binders: binder 1/2 contains objects PHCON2002:0016:002:001 to PHCON2002:0016:002:050; binder 2/2 contains PHCON2002:0016:002:051 to PHCON2002:0016:002:103.)
ca. 1962-1985
Letters 1970-74
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PHCON2002:0016:002
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Binder documents Gordon Matta-Clark's personal and professional correspondence predominantly from the early 1970s, the time in which he became an active artist/architect in New York City, New York. Documents related to the following projects are included: Anarchitecture (1973-1974); A W-Hole House (1973); Bingo (1974); Conical Intersect (1975); Corner Decomposition Piece (1972); Fake Estates (1973); Food (1971); Fresh Air Cart (1972); Photoglyphs (1973); Pipes (1971); Contrabienal (1971); Subway Graffiti (1973); Threshole (1973); Tree Dance (1971); and Wallspaper (1972). Binder contains a drawing, photographs and textual records. (Material divided in 2 binders: binder 1/2 contains objects PHCON2002:0016:002:001 to PHCON2002:0016:002:050; binder 2/2 contains PHCON2002:0016:002:051 to PHCON2002:0016:002:103.)
ca. 1962-1985
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Stadium / Letters to Expo
ARCH267475
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This group consists of correspondence with the Canadian Corporation for the 1967 World Exhibition concerning the Expo '67 Stadium in Montréal, Québec.
1966-1967
Stadium / Letters to Expo
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ARCH267475
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This group consists of correspondence with the Canadian Corporation for the 1967 World Exhibition concerning the Expo '67 Stadium in Montréal, Québec.
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10 textual record(s)
1966-1967
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