Studio Loja Saarinen
Organization
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Art Institute of Chicago, 1982 - 1990
File — Container: Box 4, Folder: 2
Collection Scope
From the Collection:
The collection consists chiefly of correspondence, photographs, early writings of Strengell and published works of her father, Gustaf Strengell, textile samples and her work in the Philippines. Together they document Strengell’s life as a weaver, teacher, photographer, artist, mother and wife.
SERIES I: Personal (1620-1998) contains materials relating to Strengell’s family, specifically several works by her father, Gustaf Strengell, in Finnish. In addition there are notebooks of...
Dates:
1982 - 1990
Margaret Biggar Scrapbook Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1991-27
Abstract
Margaret Elleanor Biggar was a metalworker and teacher, working out of her own studio in Fairhope, Alabama, for most of her career. From 1929-1931, Biggar assisted renowned English metalsmith, Arthur Nevill Kirk, at the Cranbrook Academy of Art as a paid apprentice, working primarily as the polisher. In July 1939, Biggar and her partner, Eloise Hooker, set up their first “metalcraft” studio in which they taught classes in working silver, copper and brass. Their classes and studio were...
Dates:
1929 - 1973
Loja Saarinen exhibition correspondence, 1931 - 1939
File — Container: Box 4, Folder: 10
Contents
Contains brochure for Studio Loja Saarinen.
Dates:
1931 - 1939
Scrapbooks, undated
File — Container: Box 1, Item: 1
Collection Scope
From the Collection:
The scrapbooks contain news clippings and photographs of Margaret Biggar and Eloise Hooker and their work as metalsmiths. There are also clippings on resident artists and the art studios at Cranbrook Academy of Art, including Kirk, Eschmann, Fredericks, Milles, the weaving studio and the Cranbrook Press. There are some photographs of Biggar and Kirk in the CAA studio. Additional clippings relate to Fairhope residents, fellow artists and friends, as well as the obituary notices...
Dates:
undated
Additional filters:
- Type
- Archival Object 3
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Arts and crafts movement 2
- "Shooting Stars" [design] 1
- "Taj Mahal" [design] 1
- "The Cranbrook Vision" 1
- Automobiles 1