Saarinen, Elial: Architect. - Portraits. - Interior Views of Home

Description:

Portrait of Eliel Saarinen sitting at a drafting table. "Eliel Saarinen was born in Rantasalmi, Finland in 1873. After he graduated from Helsinki Polytechnic, he practiced with Herman Gesellius and Armas Lindgren. In 1923 he emigrated to the U.S. where he designed and then taught at Cranbrook. His son, Eero, became his partner in 1937 ... Saarinen borrowed from the forms and materials of both past and present, regional and international. He abstracted classical style and Finnish vernacular to suit the Finnish sensibility. By 1902 his buildings began to exhibit the clean massing and heaviness of traditional Finnish buildings. Because of the simplicity of his designs, he was linked to minimalism," from ArchitectureWeek's website.

Notes:

Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library

Date Issued:

1928-01-04T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Subject Topic:

Architects and Portraits

Subject Name:

Saarinen, Eliel and 1873-1950

Format:

photographs

Rights:

Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc77175_4