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Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1953

GUSN

GUSN-247193

Description

Black and white image of an architectural plan mounted on card with handwritten inscription. Image bears the seal of Israel and Hebrew text identifying it as a construction plan of Jerusalem.

Details

Descriptive Terms

pictures (two-dimensional representations)
paper (fiber product)
ink
Picture

Inscription

To Mr. Walter Gropius / who masters the Architecture / Munio Weinraub (Handwritten message with signature)
[Hebrew script] Construction plan, Jerusalem (Title identifying construction plan in Hebrew script)

Maker

Probably Weinraub, Munio, 1909-1970 (Artist)

Dimensions

11 11/16 x 16 6/16 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Ise Gropius

Accession Number

1984.54.82

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