Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Luis Barragan papers
- Dates:
- 1972-1989
- Creators:
- Georges, Alexandre, Luis Barragán, 1902-1988, and Salas Portugal, Armando
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Luis Barragan papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Photographs of Luis Barragan's buildings and an exhibition brochure are accompanied by a letter from Barragan to Paul Mills at the Santa Barbara Art Museum, 1972.
- Biographical / historical:
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Luis Barragan was born in 1902 in Guadaljara. Barragan studied engineering at university but was never formally trained as an architect. He was the principal of his own firm in Mexico City, producing work only in Mexico. Luis Barragan died in 1988. Over the course of his career, he is most well-known for his house in Mexico City and the exclusive housing development called Jardines del Pedregal in the lava fields of El Pedregal de San Angel.
- Custodial history:
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Gift of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 2011.
- Arrangement:
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Collection is arranged in one series.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Letters
Photographic prints - Names:
- Luis Barragán, 1902-1988
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 2011
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-02-04T08:56-0800
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers.
- Preferred citation:
-
Luis Barragan papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA 93106-7130, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-2724