Louis I. Kahn sketches for the Kimbell Art Museum, 1967-1969.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974.

Contributor:

Meyers, Marshall D. (Marshall David), 1931-2001.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kahn, Louis I., 1901-1974.

Kahn, Louis I.

Kimbell Art Museum--Buildings.

Architects--Archives.

Architects.

Architectural design--History--20th century--Sources.

Architectural design.

Architectural drawing--United States.

Architectural drawing.

Art museums--United States--Designs and plans.

Art museums.

Fort Worth (Tex.)--Buildings, structures, etc--History--Sources.

Fort Worth (Tex.).

Genre:

Architectural drawings -- American.

Physical Description:

40 items.

Other Title:

Louis I. Kahn collections.

Place of Publication:

1967-1969.

Biography/History:

Louis I. Kahn was born in Estonia and raised in Philadelphia. He was trained in architecture in the Beaux-Arts tradition at the University of Pennsylvania under Paul Philippe Cret. As a mature architect, Kahn was distinguished from his contemporaries (in a period dominated by the International Style) by his unique personal philosophy of architecture and a style marked by a profound sense of history and pure geometry in design and the texture of materials in construction. His legacy is as much in his teaching and his unbuilt designs as in his major built works. He lectured and wrote on architecture beginning in the 1930s. He taught at Yale University (1947-1955) and was Cret Professor of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania from 1956 until his death.

Summary:

This collection comprises design and presentation drawings (34 originals and 6 rendered prints) for the Kimbell Art Museum, Louis I. Kahn, 1901-74, architect. At least twelve drawings in the collection have been identified as sketches by Kahn (many are signed and dated 1967 and one is dated 1969). These drawings include exterior and interior perspectives, plans, and section studies and were likely used to present the evolving design to the Kimbell Art Foundation in 1967. The drawings are rendered in either charcoal and pencil or color pastel on yellow tracing paper or diazotype print. These drawings are exceptional examples of Kahn's later graphic technique and are perhaps among his best architectural drawings. A significant number of original drawings have been identified as sketches by Marshall D. Meyers, who was project architect for the Kimbell. The bulk of drawings by Meyers are design studies focusing on the section and the "natural light fixture."

Finding Aid/Index:

This collection is indexed (with electronic access to selected images) in Philadelphia Architects and Buildings, a searchable database of architectural research materials. See Web Link.

Cited as:

Collection 217, The Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania.

OCLC:

232990324

Access Restriction:

Collection available for research by appointment only.

Online:

Philadelphia Architects and Buildings