Isaacs, Barbara
Person
Dates
- Existence: 20th century-Present
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Barbara and Ken Isaacs in Groveland Structure for Chicago's American Magazine
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_51_02_07
Barbara and Ken Isaacs seated inside the Shoebox House or Old Microhouse at Groveland
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_51_02_06
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-05
Kenneth Dale Isaacs Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2021-01
Abstract
A graduate and former head of the Design Department at Cranbrook Academy of Art in the 1950s, Ken Isaacs was an American designer, author and educator best known for his portable, customizable Living Structures and Microhouses. He claimed his design philosophy was influenced more by anthropologists than by architects. Moving from place to place and working with commonly available building materials were experiences in Isaacs’ own childhood and capabilities that he prioritized in his designs....
Dates:
1900 - 2018; Majority of material found within 1945 - 2016
Letters; Barbara Isaacs to Ken Isaacs, Ken and Carole, 1971 - 1982
File — Box: 32, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Documents work by Ken Isaacs that was done independent of UIC but completed during his time there. It includes exhibit proposals, contest entries and correspondence.
Dates:
Other: 1971 - 1982