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Marcel Breuer: A Centennial Celebration

Archives of American Art

The Marcel Breuer Papers were generously donated to the Archives of American Art between 1985 and 1999 by his widow, Constance Breuer. Spanning the years 1920 to 1986, the papers include correspondence, interviews, writings, project files, photographs, financial records, and printed material documenting Breuer's career as an architect and designer.

These papers?a small portion of which are exhibited here?reflect the vast range of his creations, from tubular steel chairs to private residences, college campuses, factories, department stores, government buildings, and industrial housing complexes.

In 2005, the Archives made these materials fully accessible on the Web as the Marcel Breuer papers online.


Kniffin House, south elevation, New Canaan, Conn.

General plan of UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France

A new hotel for Kabul. Marcel Breuer, Robert F. Gatje, and Walter Brune & Partner, architects

The Marcel Breuer coloring book

Walter Gropius's 80th birthday

Australian Embassy, Paris, France

Dolderthal Apartments, Zurich, Switzerland

Litchfield High School, Litchfield, Conn.

New York University, south view with residence hall and lecture hall buildings

Armstrong Rubber Co. Headquarters, New Haven, Conn.

Grieco House, Andover, Mass.

Wolfson Trailer House, Pleasant Valley, N.Y.

Group in New Canaan House I, New Canaan, Connecticut

HUD office building, Washington, D.C.

Koerfer House, Moscia, Tessin, Switzerland. Marcel Breuer and Herbert Beckhard, architects

Rufus Stillman, Litchfield, Conn. letter to Marcel Breuer, New York, N.Y.

Henry Moore, Much Hadham, England letter to Marcel Breuer, New York, N.Y.

Joan Miró to Marcel Breuer

Eero Saarinen, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. letter to Marcel Breuer, New York, N.Y.

Jean Arp to Marcel Breuer

Naum Gabo to Marcel Breuer

Alexander Calder postcard to Marcel Breuer

Louis I. Kahn to Marcel Breuer

Josef Albers, Black Mountain, N.C. postcard to Marcel Breuer, Cambridge, Mass.

Walter Gropius to Marcel Breuer

László Moholy-Nagy, Berlin, Germany letter to Marcel Breuer, London, England

Marcel Breuer, Mercedes Matter, Konrad Wachsmann, Alexander Calder and others

Strom Thurmond Federal Office Building and Courthouse

Strom Thurmond Federal Office Building and Courthouse designed by Marcel Breuer. View of lobby from second floor

Strom Thurmond Federal Office Building and Courthouse designed by Marcel Breuer. View of interior


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