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Title: Hugh M. Kaptur Collection
Dates: Bulk 1950-1990
Collection Number: S2015.6
Creator/Collector:
Hugh M. Kaptur
Extent: 80 linear feet and flat files
Repository:
Palm Springs Art Museum
Palm Springs, California 92263
Abstract: One of five children, Hugh Michael Kaptur, AIA was born on May 22, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan. Kaptur is an American architect
whose practice is primarily in California's Coachella Valley, especially in the Palm Springs area. Kaptur has designed residential
homes, apartment complexes, civic buildings, including two of Palm Springs' fire stations, commercial office buildings, and
hotels. The majority of his work is in the Mid-Century modern style. In total, his prolific portfolio includes more than 200
residences and 40-plus commercial projects primarily in the Palm Springs area.
Language of Material: English
The collection is open to qualified researchers by appointment only.
No interpretive restriction is placed on material. Separate permissions to be obtained for publishing material. Property
rights to the physical object belong to the Palm Springs Art Museum. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by
the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue
the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where Palm Springs Art Museum does not hold the copyright.
[Identification of item]. Hugh M. Kaptur Collection . Collection Number: S2015.6. Palm Springs Art Museum
The Hugh M. Kaptur Collection (S2015.6) was donated in December 2015 as a gift from Hugh M. Kaptur.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Hugh M. Kaptur Collection materials represent his residential, apartment complexes, civic buildings, commercial office
buildings, and hotel projects primarily in Palm Springs, California but also in other locations in the Coachella Valley and
Big Bear areas.
The collection is organized into 5 series:
Series I – Architectural Drawings;
Series II – Color Slides;
Series III – Presentation Boards and Renderings;
Series IV – Building Models;
Series V - Photographs
Architecture - California - Palm Springs
Palm Springs - Buildings, structures, etc.
Kaptur, Hugh M. (Michael) (1931- ) - Archives
Palm Springs, California
Architects – California - Palm Springs