Full DescriptionArchitecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America: Photographs by Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner, 1935-1955 |
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| Title: | Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America: Photographs by Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner, 1935-1955 |
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ListSets setName: Gottscho-Schleisner Collection (Photographs) ListSets title: Records for Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America: Photographs by Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner, 1935-1955 HTML source title: Architecture and Interior Design, Gottscho and Schleisner, Photographs (American Memory from the Library of Congress) |
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http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/gottscho/ 
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| Description: |
The collection of more than 45,000 items (negatives, transparencies and prints) came to the Library of Congress in the early 1980s. The online collection provides access to 29,000 negatives and color transparencies. These were copied during a special preservation project in 1991-1993. Covering a time period roughly between 1896 and 1970 with the bulk portion dating 1935 - 1955, the Gottscho-Schleisner collection provides a detailed look at architectural styles and trends throughout the nation from the perspective of the architect as well as the client. The collection is accompanied by logbooks which provide a chronological negative list and an index of clients. Gottscho was commissioned to document work produced by architects, sculptors, and artists as well as several major publications included among his clients were House Beautiful and Home and Garden. Also among his clients were musicians, writers, and the social elite. While not photojournalists, Gottscho and Schleisner's images do serve as a document of social change from a particular vantage point of the middle and upper classes of society. Gottscho's particular interest were the projects and work of landscape architects and the gardens of the major property owners. The collection also provides a look at nature through the eyes of Samuel Gottscho. Another major highlight of the Gottscho-Schleisner collection are the images from the 1939 New York Worlds Fair. It should be noted the Library of Congress does not own the complete Gottscho-Schleisner collection. Other parts are held by the Avery Architectural Library, the Museum of the City of New York, and the Brooklyn Public Library. |
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States and Regions General Resources Arts Gottscho, Samuel H. (Samuel Herman), 1875-1971. Schleisner, William H. (William Herman), 1912-1962. New York World's Fair (1939-1940). Architecture--United States--1890-1970. Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc. |
| DLF-specific Subjects: | American Culture |
| Geographic Coverage: | North America (continent) |
| Time Period: |
Late 20th Century (1968-2000) Middle 20th Century (1934-1967) Early 20th Century (1901-1933) Late 19th Century (1868-1900) Modern (1701-present) |
| Objects Represented: | Photographs / slides / negatives |
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image/jpeg image/tiff |
| Language: | eng |
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| accessRights: | The Library of Congress is providing access to these materials for educational and research purposes. The written permission of the copyright owners and/or other rights holders (such as publicity and/or privacy rights) is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. |
| Copyright & IP rights: | Images in this collection have been placed in the public domain by the heirs of the photographers. |
| Size: | 29007 |
| Frequency of additions: | Irregularly |
| Alternative Access: |
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/oai2_0?verb=ListRecords&set=gottscho&metadataPrefix=oai_dc http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/oai2_0?verb=ListRecords&set=gottscho&metadataPrefix=mods
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Dublin Core (simple or qualified) MARC MODS |
| This Record Last Updated By: | khage@umich.edu |
| This Record Last Updated On: | 4/23/2008 12:52:23 PM |
| Hosting Institution: | Library of Congress |
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| Notes: | The Gottscho-Schleisner Collection of images, partly held by the Library of Congress |
| Projects Associated with Digital Collection | |
| Title of Project: | Aquifer American Social History Online |
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http://www.diglib.org/aquifer/
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| Administrative Notes About this Collection in the Aquifer American Social History Online Project | |
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