Curated by philip johnson and henry russell hitchcock, the exhibition introduced an emerging architectural style characterized by simplified geometry and a lack of ornamentation. It might be said that henryrussell hitchcock and philip johnson discovered as well as defined the international style, and over the decades their book has served as both a flashpoint for criticism and a frame for growth in the architectural profession. Architectural historian and smith college professor. The international style by henry russell hitchcock, philip. Hitchcock, henry rusell hitchcock, architekturhistoriker henryrussell hitchcock. The scope of his scholarship and interests was vast, and his output enormous. Philip johnson and henry russell hitchcock office archdaily. With henryrussell hitchcock he wrote the international style. Henry russell hitchcock is the author of the international style 3. A centenary conference on aspects of architectural historiography in the twentieth century and was held in june 2004. In 1932, historian henryrussell hitchcock and architect philip johnson presented an exhibition and companion book at the museum of modern art in new york that chronicled contemporary european architecture.
Head and shoulders portrait of henryrussell hitchcock, facing right. The architectural historian as critic and connoisseur created date. Feb 20, 1987 henry russell hitchcock, one of the countrys most distinguished architectural historians and teachers, died of cancer yesterday in new york. Modern architecturea memoir journal of the society of. Built by philip johnson and henryrussell hitchcock in new york city, united states modern architecture. He was a pioneer of research into c19 architecture, and impressive, both as a man and a scholar. Berenice abbott and henryrussell hitchcock and will not need an account to access the content. One of the greatest historians of american architecture, henryrussell hitchcock helped shape the way we consider the medium today. This essay aims to discuss the impact of henry russell hitchcocks book published in 1929 on the history of architecture. Books by henryrussell hitchcock in the nature of materials, 18871941. Henryrussell hitchcock books list of books by author. Henry russell hitchcock, architecture, nineteenth and twentieth centuries baltimore, penguin books, 1958. Postscript to the spanish edition of modern architecture.
The first page of the pdf of this article appears above. Henryrussell hitchcock nasceu em boston e estudou na middlesex school e na harvard university, recebendo seu ab em 1924 e seu mestrado em 1927. Henry russell hitchcock, 193 henry russell hitchcock papers, 19191987. Henryrussell hitchcock 19031987 was an architectural historian, critic, museum director, and influential teacher in boston, mass. Today we publish over 30 titles in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and science and technology. The international style exhibition coined the style name and introduced these radically modern buildings to an american audience. Henryrussell hitchcock, architecture, nineteenth and twentieth centuries baltimore, penguin books, 1958. Henryrussell hitchcock, considered the father of modern architectural historiography, played a major role in bringing modern architecture to. The symposium was entitled sir john summerson and henry russell hitchcock. Henry russell hitchcock 19031987 was an architectural historian, critic, museum director, and influential teacher in boston, mass. Henryrussell hitchcock journal of the society of architectural historians, vol. The buildings of frank lloyd wright, 18871941 by henryrussell hitchcock. A tribute to henry russell hitchcock was published, edited by helen searing.
Henryrussell hitchcock has 29 books on goodreads with 482 ratings. Hitchcock, an article written for the architectural record of august 1951. A finding aid to the henryrussell hitchcock papers, 19191987 siris. The buildings of frank lloyd wright da capo paperback by henryrussell hitchcock.
Romanticism and reintegrations first spanish edition, this essay aims to discuss the impact of henryrussell hitchcocks book published in 1929 on the history of architecture. International exhibition is the title of an exhibition that took place in 1932 at the. The international style a daily dose of architecture books. Sir john summerson and henryrussell hitchcock newsletter. Among the earliest attempts was henry russell hitchcock s 1947 article, the architecture of bureaucracy and the architecture of genius, in which he predicted that the major categories of postwar architecture would be distinguished not by style, but by economy of production. Hitchcock, postwar debates on architectural identity.
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It might be said that henry russell hitchcock and philip johnson discovered as well as defined the international style, and over the decades their book has served as both a flashpoint for criticism and a frame for growth in the architectural profession. The rise of an american architecture, by henry russell. Henryrussell hitchcock is the author of the international style 3. Henryrussell hitchcock american architect britannica. Although he wrote on many other subjectshis last books, in fact, dealt with german renaissance and rococo. An advocate of architecture as art over absolute function, hitchc. Henryrussell hitchcock 19031987 was an american architectural historian. Bay area school, california regionalism, lewis mumford, henryrussell. Architecture, nineteenth and twentieth centuries, volume 15 henry russell hitchcock snippet view 1977. There he also met the group of young intellectuals who would launch modernism in the. In 1929 he published modern architecture, the first englishlanguage book on the subject, and in 1932 he and philip johnson organized the celebrated exhibition at moma, nyc, entitled modern architecture international exhibition, which brought european architects such as le corbusier, gropius, oud, and mies. Henryrussell hitchcock, architecture, nineteenth and. Hitchcock attended the middlesex school and harvard university.
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The first page of the pdf of this article appears below. The international style or internationalism is a major architectural style that was developed in the 1920s and 1930s and was closely related to modernism and modern architecture. H enry russell hitchcock, who died on february 19, 1987, at the age of eightythree, was the outstanding historian of modern architecture. These authors argue that architects of the 1910s and 1920s abandoned the imitative styles of the nineteenth century in favor of designs prompted by. The international style is a major architectural style that was developed in the 1920s and 1930s and was closely related to modernism and modern architecture. Henryrussell hitchcocks most popular book is the architecture of frank lloyd wright. It might be said that henryrussell hitchcock and philip johnson discovered as well as defined. Henryrussell hitchcock aspects of architectural historiography in the twentieth century centenary conference ii th12th june 2004 at the paul mellon centre organised by the paul mellon centre and the society of architectural historians, usa llcnr lhdl h11chcock m ijme thrall soby u brjry m i. Curated by philip johnson and henryrussell hitchcock, the exhibition introduced an emerging architectural style characterized by simplified geometry and a lack of ornamentation. He taught at wesleyan university and smith college, wrote over two dozen books on architecture and modernism, and was the. Although he wrote on many other subjectshis last books, in fact, dealt with german renaissance and rococo architecture and with dutch brickgabled architecture.
Berenice abbott and henry russell hitchcock and will not need an account to access the content. It was first defined by museum of modern art curators henryrussell hitchcock and philip johnson in 1932, based on works of architecture from the 1920s. Henryrussell hitchcock and philip johnson, intro to the. While teaching at wesleyan university in connecticut in the 1930, hitchcock curated an exhibition on berenice abbotts photographs of urban vernacular american architecture. He taught at wesleyan university and smith college, wrote over two dozen books on architecture and modernism, and was the director of smith college museum from 19491955. Henryrussell hitchcock 19031987 author of architecture, nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Henryrussell hitchcock books list of books by author henry. Henryrussell hitchcock wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Architecture, nineteenth and twentieth centuries by hitchcock, henry russell, 19031987. Educated at harvard, hitchcock taught at smith college and new york univ. The symposium was entitled sir john summerson and henryrussell hitchcock. Literary rights as possessed by the donor have been dedicated to public use for research, study, and scholarship. Buy the rise of an american architecture, by henry russell hitchcock online at alibris.
From this plateau of cultural superiority, johnson and his moma collaborators alfred h. Publication date 1977 topics architecture, modern, architecture, modern publisher. Lewis mumford, henryrussell hitchcock and the rise of bay. Books by henryrussell hitchcock author of the international. Henryrussell hitchcock author of the international style. And henry russell hitchcock is the dean of american architectural historians, and the organizer of a 1940 exhibition on buffalos built environment. The terms rationalist architecture and modern movement are often. Henryrussell hitchcock, one of the countrys most distinguished architectural historians and teachers, died of cancer yesterday in new york. On the occasion of the publication of modern architecture. It has never been out of print in over sixty years.