Avery welcomed members of the Sir John Soane's Museum Foundation to a display of Selections: Avery Special Collections. The October 30th evening exhibit and reception showcased highlights from Avery Classics (rare books) and Avery Drawings & Archives. The program included remarks by Carole Ann Fabian (Director) and Curators Carolyn Yerkes and Janet Parks. More Avery […]
Category: Drawings & Archives
“Frank Lloyd Wright and His Taliesin Letters” a lecture by Anthony Alofsin
October 8, 2013 6:30 PM Butler Library, rm. 523 (map) This event is free and open to the public. Noted Wright scholar Anthony Alofsin will present "Frank Lloyd Wright and His Taliesin Letters" on October 8, 2013 at 6:30 PM in Butler Library room 523. This is the first in a series of lectures on […]
Avery Honored By Sir John Soane’s Museum Foundation
The Sir John Soane’s Museum Foundation honored Avery and MoMA for their innovative and transformative co-acquisition and joint stewardship of The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives. Carole Ann Fabian, Director, Avery Library, Columbia University, and Barry Bergdoll, The Philip Johnson Chief Curator, Architecture & Design, MoMA, accepted the Honor on behalf of their respective organizations. “We are […]
Hugh Ferriss in Le Corbusier Exhibit at MoMA
Hugh Ferriss. United Nations, New York, NY – Bird's-eye perspective looking south. 1947 (1000.001.00255) Five drawings from Drawings and Archives are on loan to the new exhibition, Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes, the first major exhibition on his work at the Museum of Modern Art. While the French architect did not build in […]
Henry Hope Reed, 1915-2013
Avery Library remembers architectural historian Henry Hope Reed who died last Wednesday, May 1, 2013. A champion of the Classical style of architecture, he opposed the Modern Movement and in 1968 helped found Classical America, which became part of the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art in 2002. He conducted walking tours of New York […]
Reception & Display of Recent Acquisitions
Please join us to view highlights of Avery's acquisitions this year including a selection of works by Hugh Ferriss, Frank Lloyd Wright, John Russell Pope and others. Monday, May 20, 2013 Display: 3:00-8:00 PM Reception: 5:30-8:00 PM Sponsored by Avery Friends & the Friends of the Columbia University Libraries To RSVP, please call 212.854.6199 or […]
Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959)
Today begins the receipt of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives into the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. That this event happens to coincide with the date of Wright's death in 1959 is a fitting tribute to his legacy, celebrated by Avery and MoMA's co-acquisition of the Archives in September 2012 Since […]
Avery in MoMA’s Labrouste show
Avery Library is pleased to have contributed a wide selection of architectural materials to Henri Labrouste: Structure Brought to Light, which is opening at the Museum of Modern Art on March 10. Organized by Barry Bergdoll, The Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design, The Museum of Modern Art; Corinne Bélier, chief curator, Cité […]
Grand Central Terminal/Warren & Wetmore
In last Sunday's New York Times, an article by Sam Roberts celebrating the centennial of Grand Central Terminal featured images from the Warren & Wetmore collection in Avery Drawings and Archives: Warren & Wetmore designed the terminal jointly with Reed & Stem. In addition to architectural drawings and papers, Avery Library also has the firm's […]
Guimard drawings
Drawings by the renowned French architect Hector Guimard were donated by his widow to Avery Drawings and Archives. Now some of these drawings are essential to the restoration of one of his houses located near Troyes, France. Click here for article. […]