Mendelsohn, Louise, typescript autobiography,, 1954 and undated.

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Scope and Contents note

Born in Germany in 1894, died 1980, wife of German-American architect Eric Mendelsohn (1887-1953), who was an exponent of German Expressionism and the functional modern look called the "International Style." Collection is a typescript autobiography, "My Life in a Changing World" by Louise Mendelsohn, about her life with her husband, her views on architecture and design, and her attempts to establish what is now the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. Also includes a typescript proposal by Mendelsohn for the establishment of "A Museum of Architecture" (1954)

Dates

1954 and undated.

Creator

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English , Albanian , Bulgarian , Czech , Finnish , French , German , Greek , Hungarian , Italian , Japanese , Persian, Portuguese , Polish , Romanian , Russian , Spanish

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet

Additional Description

General Physical Description note

Extent: 0.2 cubic feet

Physical Storage Information

Box: 16 (box)

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Mendelsohn, Louise, typescript autobiography,, 1954 and undated.

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