A Study in Contrasts: Photographs of American Domestic Architecture by Wayne Andrews, [May 17-June 1948]
Scope and Contents
An exhibition of photographs comparing American architecture in the nineteenth century with that of the mid-twentieth century by American artist Wayne Andrews.
The exhibition records span one folder with an exhibition description and correspondence with the artist.
Dates
- Creation: [May 17-June 1948]
Creator
- Andrews, Wayne, 1913-1987 (Artist, Person)
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.
Biographical / Historical
Wayne Andrews was an American historian and architectural photographer. He was born in Kenilworth, Illinois on September 5, 1913 and attended the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey before receiving a degree from Harvard University in 1936. He was awarded a PhD from Columbia University in 1956. He was Curator of Manuscripts at the New-York Historical Society from 1948 to 1956 and an editor at Charles Scribner's Sons from 1956 to 1963. He held the first American art history chair established at an American university as Archives of American Art Professor at Wayne State University, Detroit from 1964 to 1983. He was a former president of the New York chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians.
Andrews took photographs all over America and on his travels to Europe and other parts of the world for his many books. His photographs are held in several institutions across the U.S., including University of California, Santa Barbara, University of Texas at Austin, Courtauld Institute of Art in London, and the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. He retired to Chicago, Illinois where he lived until his death on August 17, 1987 in Paris, France.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Andrews_(historian)
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (The exhibition records span one folder.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
An exhibition of photographs comparing American architecture in the nineteenth century with that of the mid-twentieth century by American artist Wayne Andrews. The exhibition records span one folder.
Arrangement
The materials are separated by content and type and organized chronologically.
Cultural context
Temporal
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Archives Repository
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
San Francisco California 94118 USA