Finding Aid for the Architectural models from the exhibition "The Architecture of R. M. Schindler (1887-1953)," circa 1967 0000223

Finding aid prepared by Chris Marino
The processing of this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources “Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives” Project.
Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum
Arts Building Room 1434
University of California
Santa Barbara, California, 93106-7130
805-893-2724
adc@museum.ucsb.edu


Title: Architectural models from the exhibition "The Architecture of R. M. Schindler (1887-1953)"
Identifier/Call Number: 0000223
Contributing Institution: Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 15.0 Linear feet (4 models)
Date: circa 1967
Location note: Lovell Beach house/Mosher - model 1 Buck house/Mosher - model 2 Oliver house/Mosher - model 3 Erick Lock house/Mosher - model 4
creator: Fuller, Thomas
creator: Gebhard, David, 1927-1996
creator: Reifel, Stanley

Conditions Governing Access note

Open for use by qualified researchers.

Preferred Citation note

Architectural models from the exhibition "The Architecture of R. M. Schindler (1887-1953)," Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Biographical/Historical note

The exhibition "The Architecture of R. M. Schindler (1887-1953)” opened at the University of California, Santa Barbara Art Museum March 30 to April 30, 1967 and at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in the Fall of 1967. Organized by David Gebhard, curator and founder of the Architecture and Design Collection at the University of California, Santa Barbara, the exhibition aimed at documenting the work of Schindler, which at the time was not widely acknowledged. Along with original drawings, the exhibition featured four architectural models that were built for the exhibit, as well as several pieces of furniture constructed from Schindler's original working drawings. Furniture was constructed by the exhibition's designer Stanley Reifel and two of the four models were made by Thomas Fuller, under the direction of Reifel.

Scope and Content note

The architectural models from the exhibit "The Architecture of R. M. Schindler (1887-1953)" span 15 linear feet and date from circa 1967. The collection is composed of four architectural models of the following Schindler houses: Lovell Beach house, Buck house, Oliver house, and the unbuilt house for Erick Locke. Dimensions of the four models are approximately 51 in (l) x 36 in (w).

Related Archival Materials note

R. M. Schindler papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Stanley Reifel papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Fuller, Thomas
Gebhard, David, 1927-1996
Reifel, Stanley
Schindler, R. M., (Rudolph M. ), 1887-1953
Architectural models