Eames, Charles
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Benjamin Baldwin Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2006-02
Abstract
Benjamin “Ben” Baldwin was a critically acclaimed interior designer and architect known for a sense of lyrical order and refined taste. His garden designs were as important as his interiors and reflected a philosophy, “The whole thing was to make the space beautiful.” Born in Montgomery, Ala. on March 29, 1913, Baldwin was awarded a scholarship to the Cranbrook Academy of Art, which he attended from 1938-39. While there, he worked under Eliel Saarinen in architecture and town planning, and...
Dates:
1939 - 1993
Cranbrook Magazine, Autumn 1971
Item — Container: Volume 3 Number 1
Collection Scope
From the Collection:
CEC Publications comprises eight serials produced by the CEC from various departments and with a number of different target audiences. Ranging from staff newsletters to community magazines, they feature a variety of topics covering all Cranbrook Institutions. With the exception of the Annual Reports, which continued electronically, all titles have ceased publication.SERIES I: Annual Reports (1980-2005)SERIES II: Construction Dispatch (1992-2000) SERIES...
Dates:
Autumn 1971
Cranbrook Quarterly, November 1978
Item — Container: Volume 4 Number 2
Collection Scope
From the Collection:
CEC Publications comprises eight serials produced by the CEC from various departments and with a number of different target audiences. Ranging from staff newsletters to community magazines, they feature a variety of topics covering all Cranbrook Institutions. With the exception of the Annual Reports, which continued electronically, all titles have ceased publication.SERIES I: Annual Reports (1980-2005)SERIES II: Construction Dispatch (1992-2000) SERIES...
Dates:
November 1978
Ralph Rapson Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2012-01
Abstract
Ralph Rapson, born on September 13, 1914, in Alma, Michigan, won a scholarship to the University of Michigan's College of Architecture in 1935. Admitted to the Phi Kappa Phi Society in 1938, he was encouraged to apply for the George G. Booth Travelling Fellowship in Architecture. He did not receive the fellowship but his submission impressed Eliel Saarinen, who offered Rapson a scholarship to attend the Academy of Art, where he helped Saarinen on a planning project for the State Capitol...
Dates:
1935 - 1954
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