Photographs; Isaacs family (1900-1945) and design work (1957-1970)
Scope and Contents
Contains Isaacs’ furniture and residential architecture designs, collaborations in environment design, and graphic design work for clients. Mainly comprised of large works on paper by Isaacs and his UIC students consisting of drawings, fliers, posters, and architectural plans. Also included are mounted presentation photographs from Isaacs' early career and other large photographic prints, as well as some documents and newspaper clippings. Some of these items were likely used as teaching tools in UIC classrooms.
Dates
- 1900 - 2009
Access
Access to the collection is largely unrestricted. Some educational records containing student information may be restricted or provided as a redacted copy at the archives' discretion.
Extent
From the Collection: 46.1 Linear Feet ((75 MS, 17 OS, 10 SB) 6 OS folders, 1 reel, 1 object) : The reel is one film. The unboxed object is a desktop tool chest.
From the Collection: 6.09 Gigabytes (133 files) : Files consist of 12 MP3s, 113 JPEGs, 6 VOBs, 1 PDF and 1 MOV.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Isaacs, Ken (Person)
- 8' Microhaus at Groveland
- Ken and Jo Isaacs Read in Living Structure
- Ken Isaacs and Vicky Model Microdorm 2
- Pholage Exterior of the Matrix Drum at Cranbrook
- Ring-shaped Scale Model of Ken Isaacs' TORUS Information Structure
- School Bus and Plastic-wrapped Dome at Groveland, Illinois
- Section of Scale Model of TORUS Information Structure
- Two Men Inspect Projection at the Matrix Drum at Cranbrook
Repository Details
Part of the Cranbrook Archives, Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research Repository