Milles, Carl, 1875-1955
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1875 - 1955
Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:
Nancy Leitch Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2007-04
Abstract
In 1943, Leitch attended Cranbrook to study sculpture with Carl Milles, and was also a student of Maija Grotell, Howard Dearstyne, and Ernest Scheyer. She counted Jon Johnson, Margueritte Kimball, Signe Midelfars, Ruth Robinson, George Koren, Frances Ericsson, and Bob Lohman among her friends during this time. After finishing her first year in the program she was asked to return as Maija Grotell’s studio assistant, a position that she treasured and reflected upon often in her later years....
Dates:
1915 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1994
Marianne Strengell Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1991-07
Abstract
Marianne Strengell, daughter of Finnish architect Gustaf Strengell and interior designer Anna Wegelius. Prior to becoming an instructor at Cranbrook in 1937 on Eliel Saarinen's invitation, Strengell held several positions in Scandinavia, designing rugs, textiles and interiors. In 1942, when Loja Saarinen retired, Strengell replaced her as head of the Department of Weaving and Textile Design. She developed a curriculum that emphasized weave structure, versus the more pictorial imagery used by...
Dates:
1620 - 1998; Majority of material found within 1928 - 1995
Milles, Carl and Olga, 1930-1944
File — Box: 19, Folder: 24
Collection Scope
From the Collection:
SERIES I: Biographical (1864-1969) contains materials related to the life of George Gough Booth and includes personal legal documents, typescripts of talks by Booth and several typescripts of Cyril Players' George Gough Booth of Cranbrook. SERIES II: Newspaper (1887-1959) contains documents relating to George G. Booth's tenure at The Detroit News, and his role, as chairman and later president of the Booth Publishing Co. SERIES III: General Correspondence (1813-1957)...
Dates:
1930-1944
Wallace MacMahon Mitchell Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1990-21
Abstract
Wallace McMahon Mitchell was born on October 9, 1911 in Detroit, Michigan to Arthur Z. and Edith McMahon Mitchell. He was a respected painter, textile designer, geometric abstractionist, and a Cranbrook Academy of Art (CAA) graduate student (’35). He later served at the Academy as a painting, and arts and crafts instructor; registrar; director; and then president until his death in 1977. The collection contains the papers of Mitchell and his family during his years at Cranbrook. Included are...
Dates:
1934 - 1980
Walter P. Nickell Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1998-28
Abstract
Walter Prine Nickell was invited to join Cranbrook Institute of Science as an Assistant in Education in 1935 by four trustees who had seen one of his exhibits and heard him lecture. He later became an Associate Naturalist. He published 75 papers on birds, and traveled extensively, taking motion and still photography for field studies on birds, caves, rocks, minerals, and fossils in 47 states, 5 Canadian Provinces, Mexico and British Honduras. He was granted the honorary degree, Doctor of...
Dates:
1938 - 1988
Photos, Swanson family, undated
File — Container: Box 10, Folder: 11
Collection Scope
From the Collection:
This collection includes project files for architectural and design projects of J. Robert F. Swanson and Pipsan Saarinen Swanson. It also includes business, personal, and professional correspondence. It contains photographic materials related to projects and personal life, and has oversize materials which include photographs, project materials, and a scrapbook. Selected envelopes have been retained for the information they provide. SERIES I: Projects (Boxes 1-6) represents the...
Dates:
undated
Bernard “Tony” Rosenthal Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2000-07
Abstract
In 1939, Tony Rosenthal attended the Cranbrook Academy of Art to study sculpture with Carl Milles. There he met and became friends with Charles Eames, Florence Schust Knoll, Eero Saarinen, and others. After WWII, Rosenthal worked on commissions for several architectural firms and taught sculpture at UCLA. In 1960, he moved to New York City where he exhibited in galleries and received commissions to create outdoor sculptures in New York City, Honolulu, Ann Arbor, and other cities. In 1980,...
Dates:
1939 - 2000
Edwin C. “Ted” Rust Collection of Carl Milles Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: 2014-09
Abstract
In the summer of 1935 Ted Rust attended the Cranbrook Academy of Art as a sculpture student, studying under Carl Milles. This collection of eight letters complements the collection of Milles’ correspondence. Milles, a prolific letter writer, often corresponded with students and remained friends with them for years after they left Cranbrook. These eight letters are typical and reflect Milles’ views on life, art, philosophy, and world politics.
Dates:
1935 - 1940
Saarinen, Eliel, 1931 - 1932
File — Container: Box 4, Folder: 19
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:
1931 - 1932
Saarinen Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1990-08
Abstract
Finnish architect, Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen was born August 20, 1873. In 1904 Saarinen married artist Minna Carolina Mathilde Louise “Loja” Gesellius (b. 1879). The Saarinen's daughter Eeva Lisa “Pipsan” was born in Helsingfors, Finland on 31 March 1905 and their son Eero was born in Kyrkslaett, Finland on 20 August 1910. In 1923 Eliel met the Detroit newspaper magnate George Gough Booth, who was to become his chief patron in America. At Booth’s invitation, Saarinen moved his practice to...
Dates:
1880 - 1989
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- Sculpture 9
- Art -- Study and teaching 7
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- Arts and crafts movement 4
- Bloomfield Hills (Mich.) 4
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- Oral history 3
- Tower Cottage (Cranbrook : Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 3
- Arts 2
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- Church architecture 2
- Cornerstone laying 2
- Cranbrook Homestead (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 2
- Devices (Heraldry) 2
- France -- Description and travel 2
- Glass painting and staining 2
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- Religion 2
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- Anniversary (50th) 1
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- Art auctions 1
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- Automobile industry and trade 1
- Automobiles 1
- Ballets 1
- Birds 1
- Birthday parties 1
- Carillons 1
- Charles Scribners Sons Building (New York, N.Y.) 1
- Class reunions 1
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- Cranbrook (Kent, England) 1
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- Detroit News 1
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- Florida -- Description and travel 1
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- Furniture design 1
- Gardening -- Societies, etc. 1
- Gardens 1
- George G. Booth birthday centennial 1
- Greenhouses 1
- Hemflit 1
- Hospitals 1
- Industrial design 1
- Italy -- Description and travel 1
- Jonah and the Whale 1
- Kirkkonummi (Finland) 1
- Library (Cranbrook House : Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 1
- Mexico 1
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- New York (State) -- Description and travel 1
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- Publications 1
- Rams heads 1
- Rug and carpet industry 1
- Rugs 1
- Saarinen House (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 1
- School enrollment 1
- Science 1
- Shields 1
- Signs and signboards 1
- Silverwork 1
- Sketchbooks & albums 1
- Snowy owl crest 1
- Students 1
- Theater 1
- Trans World Airlines Terminal (New York, N.Y.) 1
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