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Donald Hoffmann Collection

A work made of correspondence, holograph papers, typescript papers, maps, printed materials, architectural drawings, and black and white photographs and negatives..

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  • A work made of correspondence, holograph papers, typescript papers, maps, printed materials, architectural drawings, and black and white photographs and negatives..

Date:

1897-2008 (bulk 1963-2000)

Artist:

Donald Hoffmann (1933-)

About this artwork

Research files of author Donald Hoffmann who wrote extensively on John Wellborn Root, Louis Sullivan, and Frank Lloyd Wright.

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

AIC Archives

Title

Donald Hoffmann Collection

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1897–2008

Medium

Correspondence, holograph papers, typescript papers, maps, printed materials, architectural drawings, and black and white photographs and negatives.

Dimensions

41 boxes and 2 oversize portfolios: H.: 548.7 cm (216 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Donald Hoffmann

Reference Number

2008.1

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