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Call Number:
A009
Holdings:
[Request]
Creator:
Yale Center for British Art. Exhibitions and Publications Department
Title(s):
Yale Center for British Art Publications
Date:
1965 2019
Extent:
10 linear feet
Classification:
Archives and Manuscripts
Conditions Governing Access:
This collection is open without restriction.
Biographical/Historical:
The Yale Center for British Art was designed by the American architect Louis I. Kahn (1901-1974) and completed after his death. The Center was Kahn’s final work and is located across the street from his first commission, the Yale University Art Gallery (opened in 1953). The Center has a sleek, modern aesthetic, and it is the first museum in the United States with incorporated retail space. Notable elements of the design include the juxtaposition of materials similar in color and texture, such as the glass and steel on the façade, the strong geometry of the interior, and the many windows that bathe objects in diffused natural light. In 2005, the Center was awarded the Twenty-Five Year Award by the American Institute of Architects.
Scope and Content:
This collection comprises a run of publications by the Yale Center for British Art from 1965 to 2018.
Subject Terms:
Art
Art, British
History
Finding Aid Title:
Yale Center for British Art Publications
Collection PDF:
https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/5572.pdf
Archival Object:
https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/resources/5572
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/resources/5572?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1