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Prairie School Press Archives

A work made of holograph papers, typescript papers, printed papers, photocopies, bound ledgers,black and white photographic prints, color photographic prints, black and white transparencies, black and white film negatives, ink drawings, audio tape, graphite drawings and architectural reprographic prints..

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  • A work made of holograph papers, typescript papers, printed papers, photocopies, bound ledgers,black and white photographic prints, color photographic prints, black and white transparencies, black and white film negatives, ink drawings, audio tape, graphite drawings and architectural reprographic prints..

Date:

1887-1991 (bulk 1961-1979)

Artist:

Wilbert R. Hasbrouck (1931-)
Marilyn Whittlesley Hasbrouck
Louis H. Sullivan (1856-1924)
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)

About this artwork

In 1961, Wilbert and Marilyn Hasbrouck established the Prairie School Press in Chicago to publish important but out-of-print architecture sources on or by the Prairie School architects. They issued facsimile editions of numerous titles, including Louis Sullivan’s A System of Architectural Ornament According with a Philosophy of Man’s Powers, and The House Beautiful, illustrated by Frank Lloyd Wright. The Hasbroucks’ journal, The Prairie School Review, published from 1964 to 1981, was the earliest scholarly journal to feature illustrated articles on various Prairie School projects, reviews of current publications, and preservation news. The collection includes much unpublished material: manuscripts, photographs, research notes, and correspondence with scholars regarding current research projects. It also holds the editorial and production records of The Prairie School Review.

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

AIC Archives

Artist

Wilbert R. Hasbrouck (Creator)

Title

Prairie School Press Archives

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 1887–1991

Medium

Holograph papers, typescript papers, printed papers, photocopies, bound ledgers,black and white photographic prints, color photographic prints, black and white transparencies, black and white film negatives, ink drawings, audio tape, graphite drawings and architectural reprographic prints.

Dimensions

34 boxes, 1 oversize portfolio, 1 portfolio and flatfile materials: W.: 503 cm (198 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Wilbert R. and Marilyn Whittlesey Hasbrouck, 1992 and 2013

Reference Number

1992.6

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