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Built in the U.S.A., 1932-1944: Photographs, Models, and Drawings, Circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, March 8-29, 1945

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Scope and Contents

An exhibition of 47 photographs, models, and drawings of American architecture built between the Museum of Modern Art’s first exhibition in 1932 and this, their 15th anniversary in 1944. The exhibition was selected from the architecture section of their exhibition “Art in Progress.”
The exhibition records span five folders and include an exhibition description, exhibition contract, planning correspondence, registration receipts, and installation information.

Dates

  • Creation: March 8-29, 1945

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

At this time, the exhibition records are unavailable to the public and will only be made available to FAMSF staff upon request.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (The exhibition records span five folders.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Abstract

An exhibition of 47 photographs, models, and drawings of American architecture built between the Museum of Modern Art’s first exhibition in 1932 and this, their 15th anniversary in 1944. The exhibition records span five folders.

Arrangement

The materials are separated by content and type and organized chronologically.

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de Young: Houses and Housing: Circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Assembled in Collaboration with the U.S. Housing Authority (1940)
Legion of Honor: Oregon Mansions of the Eighties: Photographs by Minor White (1942)
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Legion of Honor: Stockholm Builds, Circulated by the Museum of Modern Art (1942)
Legion of Honor: Recent Architecture (photographs and models) by Raphael Soriano (1942)
Legion of Honor: British Architecture: Photographs of Modern Buildings (1943)
Legion of Honor: French Chateaux of the Renaissance: Photographs of Famous Buildings, Sculpture, and Furniture of the Period (1943)
Legion of Honor: Brazil Builds: Photographs and Models, Circulated by the Museum of Modern Art (1944)
de Young: Architecture in the Netherlands (1945)
de Young: Houses, USA, 1607-1946 (1946)
de Young: American Institute of Architects 1953 Honor Awards: Outstanding Works of Bay Area Architects Since 1933 (1953)
de Young: Frank Lloyd Wright, Bay Bridge Model (1953)
de Young: Civic Center Planning (1953)
de Young: The Modern Movement in Italy: Architecture and Design (1955)
de Young: Building in the Netherlands, 1945-1953 (1955)
de Young: The Relationship Between Art and Architecture (1955)
de Young: American Institute of Architects Centennial Exhibition of Distinguished Architecture in California Since 1950 (1957)
de Young: One Hundred Years of American Architecture [canceled] (1959)
de Young: French Visionary Architects of the 18th Century (1968)
de Young: Here Today: Historic Sites of San Francisco (1969)
Legion of Honor: Architecture in California, 1868-1968 (1969)
de Young: Architecture Without Architects (1971)
de Young: As We Were, As We Are: A Century of San Francisco Life in Architecture (1977)

Separated Materials

A digital copy of the exhibition catalog “Built in the U.S.A., 1932-1944,” published by the Museum of Modern Art is available here: https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/3385.

Repository Details

Part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Archives Repository

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