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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental
Design. Environmental Design Archives
Title: Arthur B. Gallion Collection
Identifier/Call Number: 2012-08
Physical Description:
7.5 Cubic Feet:
2 Document Boxes, 1 Tall Box, 11 Flat
Files
Date (inclusive): 1927-1944
Abstract: The collection consists of
student work, travel scrapbooks, and architectural drawings. Titled "An
Architect's Journey through Europe" travel scrapbooks contain drawings,
sketches, photographs, and notes on buildings. The project records,
comprised solely of drawings include housing and furniture designs as well
as work from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne, the WPA housing
division in Washington, DC, and his own private practice in Oakland,
CA.
Collection is open for research.
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in
the collection should be discussed with the Curator.
[Identification of Item], Arthur B. Gallion Collection,
Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley.
Arthur Banta Gallion (1902-1978) was born June 30, 1902 in Chicago, Illinois.
After graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture from the
University of Illinois-Champagne-Urbana (UIUC) in 1924, Gallion traveled from
1927 to 1928 on a Steedman fellowship in Europe, and attended the École des
Beaux Arts in Paris. Following his time abroad, he worked for UIUC as
supervising architect under University Architect James M. White during which he
also worked in private practice and in the offices of public works in Urbana
until 1934. Later he moved to Washington, DC to work with the Public Works
Administration (PWA) housing division, from 1934 to 1936.
In 1936 Gallion
moved to Oakland, California. While in the bay area, he established a
residential practice, and between 1938 and 1945 also worked as project planner
and director of development for federal housing authorities throughout the
western region. After making a significant mark on bay area commercial and
residential architecture, he left Oakland in 1945 and relocated to Southern
California to become the Dean of the Architecture Department at USC.
As
Dean, Gallion added a department of Industrial Design, led by Raymond F. Loewy,
and brought in progressive and well-known faculty members, such as, Robert
Alexander, Garrett Eckbo, Harwell Harris, and Calvin Straub. Gallion organized
exhibitions of progressive international figures, directed students who went on
to have notable careers including Pierre Koenig and Frank Gehry, and consulted
with three faculty members in active partnership.
He served as chair of
the Los Angeles City Regional Planning Unit in the immediate postwar years and
influenced the city’s development in its most explosive period of growth. His
thinking is reflected in The Urban Pattern: City Planning and Design, 1951,
reprinted in 1953 and then in revised editions with Simon and Stanley Eisner
through 1993. The book played a central role in formulating the urban design
movement and became the standard textbook in the field. He created and
introduced two pioneering architecture guides to the Southern California region,
published in 1951 and 1956, which, along with his exhibitions and essays on
contemporary architecture in Southern California, were essential in establishing
recognition for the modern movement and in defining its distinctive character.
Gallion was elected a Fellow of The American Institute of Architects (FAIA) in
1957 and served as Dean of Architecture at the University of Southern California
until 1964.
Sources: Appraisers report.
The records are divided into two series: Personal Papers and Project
Records.
The Arthur B. Gallion Collections spans the dates 1927 to 1944 and contains
materials that document his travels while on a Steedman fellowship in Europe
(1927-1928) as well as projects he designed while working for: James M. White;
his Los Angeles and Oakland practice; the US Housing Authority; and the Works
Project Administration. The collection is organized into two series: travel and
project records.
The Arthur Gallion Records were retained by his son, also an architect, and
donated to the EDA by his daughter-in-law and her family.
The following is a list of architectural projects from the Arthur B. Gallion Collection. For more complete information about
collection
contents for each project download the complete
Project Index in an Excel spreadsheet format by going to
placeholder . For instructions on interpreting the
Project Index, see
The Guide to the Project Index.
The project list below, derived from the Project Index,
is arranged alphabetically by Project/Client Name and contains information, where available, about the location, date, project
type,
collaborators, photographers, and formats for each project in the collection.
Project/Client Name (location, date, project type)
Collaborator (role), Photographer [Format - Ms=Manuscripts, Dr=Drawings, Ph=Photographs]
- Alpha Chi Omega Chapter House (see also: University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne: Alpha Chi Omega Chapter House)
- Best Ranch House ( Livingston , CA ; 1937 ; residential ) [Dr]
- Delta Zeta Chapter House (see also: University of Illinois Urbana-Campagne: Delta Zeta Chapter House
- Design: Furniture ( 1933, 1935 ; furniture ) [Dr]
- Design: Popcorn stand ( 1931 ; commercial ) [Dr]
- Design: Small House ( 1931 ; residential ) [Dr]
- Design: Two-story residence ( 1931 ; residential ) [Dr]
- Gallion, Arthur: office ( Oakland , CA ; 1936-1937 ; commercial ) [Dr]
- Gallion, Arthur: office ( Berkeley , CA ; 1937 ; commercial ) [Dr]
- Grand Street housing ( Alameda , CA ; 1937 ; residential ) [Dr]
- Havens, F.C. ( Piedmont , CA ; 1938 ; residential ) [Dr]
- Hayden, F.D. ( Piedmont , CA ; n.d. ; residential ) [Dr]
- Hayden, Mrs. F.D. duplex ( Berkeley , CA ; 1937 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
- Hendrix College ( Conway , AK ; 1933 ; educational ) Collaborator: White, James M. (architect) [Dr]
- High Rise Apartment ( 1944 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
- Iowa State University ( Ames , IA ; 1930 ; educational ) Collaborator: White, James M. (architect) [Dr]
- Kramerer's Drug Store ( Champagne , IL ; 1931 ; commercial ) [Dr]
- Nesbitt Farm Development ( Indianola , IL ; 1931 ; residential ) [Dr]
- Oakland Apartment Building (proposed) ( Oakland , CA ; 1940 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
- Unidentified residence ( n.d. ) [Dr]
- Unidentified two story residence ( n.d. ; residential ) [Dr]
- University of Illinois Urbana-Campagne: Delta Zeta Chapter House ( Champagne-Urbana , IL ; 1930 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne: Alpha Chi Omega Chapter House ( Champagne-Urbana , IL ; 1930 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne: President’s house ( Champagne-Urbana , IL ; 1929 ; educational ) Collaborator: White, James M. (architect) [Dr]
- US Housing Authority: Hawthorne Park subdivision ( Alameda , CA ; 1936-1937 ; residential -multi ) [Dr]
- US Housing Authority: Social Housing project for 16th Street ( Washington , DC ; 1936 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
- Vawter , R.D. ( Berkeley , CA ; 1938 ; residential ) [Dr]
- Vawter, R.D. addition ( Berkeley , CA ; 1943 ; residential ) [Dr]
- Vogel, John Richard ( Beverly Hills , CA ; 1946 ; residential ) [Dr]
- Whitaker ( Oakland , CA ; 1941 ; residential ) [Dr]
- Works Project Administration: Puerto Rico Redevelopment ( San Juan , PR ; 1935 ; planning ) Collaborator: Schmitt, Herbert W. [Dr]