Director of the Museum of Modern Art from 1949 to 1968 and friend of Governor and Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller.
While working on the UNESCO headquarters commission, Breuer rented an Paris apartment from d'Hennezel who was traveling in Vietnam.
DaCosta's Electrical Service, electrical contractor. He was interested in bidding on the Hanson House.
Manager, Construction Department, Boston Plate and Window Glass Co. They supplied plate glass for projects such as the Hagerty House.
Architectural photographer. Among the projects he photographed were the first Breuer House in New Canaan,CT., the Robinson House and Scott House.
Treasurer, Litecontol Corp. His company supplied lighting fixtures for a number of Breuer projects, including the Fischer House and the Chamberlain Cottage.
Glass Department, Denver Office, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. His company supplied the glass for many of Breuer's residential projects, including the Smith House.
Contractor who executed the bush hammering of the fireplace in the Caesar Cottage. Breuer consulted DaRoss for samples and advice on technique for the contractor of the Grosse Pointe Public Library.
Photographer. He photographed drawings for many of Breuer's competition entries including the Apartment-House Complex in Spandau-Haselhorst and the Hospital for 1,100 Beds.
Art Books Editor, Harper and Brothers. She asked if Breuer would be willing to loan a plastic sculpture designed by László Moholy-Nagy for a window display publicizing a new biography of the artist.
Raymond Moore Foundation. Davies invited Breuer to participate in an Architecture and Archaeology week at The Arts Center.
Potential client. He approached Breuer in December of 1946, hoping to build a traditional American Colonial house. No further record of the project exists.
Architectural photographer. Among the projects he photographed were the Pennsylvania State Exhibition for the World's Fair of 1939 and the Plas-2-Point House.
President, J. H. Monteath Co. His company supplied wood and veneers for the first Gagarin House.
Architect and President, Sociedad Central de Arquitectos. He offered Breuer an honorary membership in his organization.
Photographer. De Béa photographed the UNESCO headquarters complex during construction.
Architectural Relations, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. His company supplied the glass for many of Breuer's projects, including the Eastern Air Lines Ticket Office and the Robinson House.
Consul General, Italian Consulate in New York. The Baron sponsored a party in honor of Breuer after he received the Compasso d'Oro.
Director, Comptoir Artisanal Marocain. His company supplied Moroccan rugs for projects like the Starkey House.
Employee, the Holland Shade Co. His company provided bamboo shades for projects such as the Lauck House.
Sewage disposal subcontractor. He expressed interest in bidding to provide those services for the Rand House.
Owner, Herman Miller Furniture Co. The company was founded in 1923 when De Pree purchased the Star Furniture Co. with the help of his father-in-law, Herman Miller. Herman Miller was one of the earliest suppliers of modern furniture in the United States. De Pree discussed the possibility of adding Breuer's designs for Isokon to the line of products they carried.
Employee, Herman Miller Furniture Co. Herman Miller was one of the earliest suppliers of modern furniture in the United States and provided furniture for many of Breuer's projects, including the Grosse Pointe Public Library and Breuer's first house in New Canaan, CT.
American sculptor. De Rivera first took classes at the Studio School of Art in Chicago. He moved to New York City in 1932 where he met other young artists and experimented with various sculptural techniques. He was employed by the Works Progress Administration from 1937 to 1938, producing "Flight" for the Newark airport. De Rivera's signature works were linear, tubular constructions that often incorporated...
Architect. He hoped to work with Breuer on a housing project that Breuer expected to receive in 1941.
Artesian well driller. He provided quotations for well pumps for the Fischer House and Studio.
Secretary, Harry A. Olson, Inc. His company was the roofing subcontractor for the Wolfson Trailer House and the Ferry Cooperative Dormitory at Vassar College.
Employee, Airsealand Aircraft, Inc. Decat expressed interest in building the Plas-2-Point house for himself. His company was also studying the possibility of entering the field of pre-fabricated building after the end of World War II.
Credit manager, the Silliman Hardware Co. Her company provided hardware and a stove for the first Breuer House in New Canaan, CT. and a stove for the Scott House.
Executive, McCann Built Kitchens. His firm furnished and installed the kitchen for the Weintraub Agency offices.
Employee, Textile Division, Knoll Associates, Inc. Knoll was one of the earliest suppliers of modern furniture in the United States and provided furniture and textiles for many of Breuer's projects.
Sales Manager, C. B. Strain and Son, Inc. His company was the heating subcontractor for the Wolfson Trailer House.
Vice President, Thonet Brothers. Thonet was an early manufacturer of Breuer's tubular steel furniture.
Student at the Bauhaus. He studied in the carpentry workshop between 1921 and 1925. Previously, Diekmann had studied architecture in Danzig and painting and drawing in Dresden, although he never finished either degree. From 1925-1930, he was head of the carpentry workshop at the Staatliche Bauhochschule Weimar and taught at the Kunstgewerbeschule Burg Biegichenstein in Halle from 1931 until he was fired by the Nazis in...
Employee, Smith and Kanzler Co. His company manufactured "Insulrock," a fire-resistant insulating wood-stone sheathing.
Vice-President and Controller, Knoll Associates Inc. Knoll was one of the earliest suppliers of modern furniture in the United States and provided furniture and textiles for many of Breuer's projects.
Contractor and builder. He submitted an estimate for the Wolfson Trailer House but it is unclear whether he received the job.
Regional Representative, National Housing Agency. Dobbs wrote a letter of introduction to John Hagerty, a manager at the Reconstruction Finance Corp.
Executive, Dodd, Mead and Co., publisher of "Marcel Breuer, Sun and Shadow: the Philosophy of an Architect."
Clerk, Office of Board of Appeals, Town of Lincoln. They granted Breuer's petition for a variance to allow the construction of a one-car garage for his house.
Photographer with Agence Rapho. He photographed the UNESCO headquarters complex while it was under construction.
Pictorial Section, the Advertiser's Digest. Walter Gropius approached Dolan about contributing material on work produced by Gropius and Breuer to the magazine.
Dolben and Co. His company provided garage doors for projects such as the Hagerty House.
Domizio and Everts, electrical contractors. His company expressed interest in bidding on the electrical work for the Lawnhurst House, but the house was never built.
Traffic Control Officer, Office of International Trade Fair, United States Department of Commerce. Breuer shipped a model of the first Gagarin House for inclusion in a trade fair in Vienna.
Credit Department, Jordan Marsh Co. Breuer ordered fabric from the department store for the interior of his own house in Lincoln, MA.
Director of the Rhode Island School of Design Museum. He attempted to purchase Breuer's nesting tables for the museum but it was impossible to import them from England in 1939.
Employee, Knoll Associates, Inc. Knoll was one of the earliest suppliers of modern furniture in the United States and provided furniture for many of Breuer's projects, including the Pack House.
President of the Board of Education, Grosse Pointe, MI. The Board of Education hired Breuer to design the Grosse Point Public Library.
Engineer with Cleverdon, Varney and Pike. Dow worked on the Almy, Bigelow and Washburn Store, the first Geller House and the Maas House.
President, Institute of British Decorators. Jack Pritchard consulted Dowling when trying to set up a lecture tour to help fund Breuer's trip to Europe in 1947.
Buyer, Furniture Department, James McCutcheon and Co. After seeing an article on Breuer's Isokon furniture in Architectural Forum, he inquired into the possibility of importing those designs. World War II and resulting timber controls made it impossible to export the furniture from England.
Employee, Vermarco Lime Co. He provided information on Granitex plaster for the Aluminum City Terrace project.
Drach handled publicity and publications for the Deutsche Werkbund section of the 1930 Paris exhibition organized by the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs.
President, the Calcasieu Lumber Co. His company partnered with Breuer and Knoll Associates, Inc. to explore the commercial feasibility of Breuer's designs for sliding windows.
Black Mountain College. She was involved in organizing an event for the college at the Museum of Modern Art.
Nustone Products Co., suburban sewage disposal installations and maintenance. Dreier offered his company's services for the Lawnhurst House, but the house was never built.
One of the founders of Black Mountain College, an experimental art school located in North Carolina. In 1939, he approached Gropius and Breuer about designing buildings for a new campus at Lake Eden.
Die Telefonfabrik Berliner. They hoped to display their telephone set in the Deutsche Werkbund section of the 1930 Paris exhibition organized by the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs.
General Manager, Silliman's, Inc. Breuer purchased a stove from Silliman's for his first house in New Canaan, CT.
Employee, Silliman's, Inc. Breuer purchased a stove from Silliman's for his first house in New Canaan, CT.
Employee, Filtered Water Service Corp. His company supplied water coolers for the Weintraub Agency offices.
Drouer expressed interest in purchasing Breuer furniture designs after seeing them in the December 1939 issue of Architectural Forum.
Warden, Vassar College. She was involved with the furnishing of the Vassar Cooperative Dormitory.
Engineer, Fred S. Dubin Associates. Dubin's firm acted as a consulting engineer for heating, plumbing and ventilation for the first Gagarin House.
Employee, Adams and Rinehart, Inc. His public relations firm handled Breuer's obituary.
Employee, Artek-Pascoe, Inc. Her company supplied furniture for the Weizenblatt House.
Dunn's of Bromley. His company carried the chaise lounge that Breuer designed for Isokon.
Engineer and partner, Hunting, Davis and Dunnells. His firm consulted on road and sewer construction for Aluminum City Terrace defense housing project.
Employee, Hubbard, Rickerd and Blakeley. His firm acted as consulting engineers for plumbing, heating and electrical work for Aluminum City Terrace.
Employee, Modern Steel Equipment Co. His company supplied kitchen cabinets for projects such as the Fischer House.
Controller, Cooperative G. L. F. Exchange, Inc. Dykes was involved with the new hospital for Tompkins County that Breuer hoped to design.