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Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1953

GUSN

GUSN-247125

Description

Black and white photograph of a larger, multi-story building and a smaller, square building, surrounded by tall trees. Possibly depicts the Basler Sanatorium in Davos. Photograph is mounted on white card with an inscription in black ink at the left of the photograph.

Details

Descriptive Terms

photographic prints
photographic paper
paper (fiber product)
ink
Print, Photographic

Inscription

HERZLICHE GRATULATION DEM / MEISTER PROF. WALTER GROPIUS ARCH. / VON EINEM DESSAUER 1929-32. (handwritten)
ANGESTELLTEN - & VERWALTERWOHNHAUS / DER BASLER HEILSTATTE IN DAVOS / HOLZSKELETTBAU 1950 / ERNST EGELER S.W.B. / ARCHITEKT B.S.A. BASEL

Maker

Egeler, Ernst, 1908-1978 (Artist)

Dimensions

11 13/16 x 16 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Ise Gropius

Accession Number

1984.54.17

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