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Archives of American Art
The total theater model of the project designed by architect Walter Gropius for Erwin Piscator, Berlin, Germany 1927
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.charfora
- Creators:
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Charles Forberg Associates
- Dates:
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circa 1960
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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1 Itemfilm reel (3 min.)col., sd.16mm.
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Describes Gropius' unrealized project "Total Theater." The model shown was designed and fabricated by Charles Forberg Associates, New York. Also found on duplicate videocassette is "A Night In the Artist's Studio: Gasparo with model Magdelene Egry," ca. 1950, copied from 16 mm. film (8 min.) from the Oronzo Gasparo papers.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Gropius was an architect, educator and founder of the Bauhaus school. Born in Berlin, he studied at the University of Charlottenburg-Berlin and Munich.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Also available on videocassette (VHS)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Motion picture film duplicated from original lent by Charles Forberg of Charles Forberg Associates, 1980. The film was transferred to video in 1991.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Theater architecture -- Germany | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Video recordings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Architects -- Massachusetts | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Piscator, Erwin, 1893-1966 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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