Portfolio; Mixed media career retrospective packet, bulk: 1960 - 1998
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence with art historian Victor Margolin, with Wilma Keppel about grid beam construction, an oral history project conducted by Leslie Coburn, and correspondence regarding exhibits, including the rebuilding of the Knowledge Box for the Learning Modern show in 2009 and its inclusion in the Hippie Modernism show in 2015. Presentation binders collect thematic or retrospective materials put together by Isaacs and curatorial partners to represent different aspects of his work for completed and proposed projects such as exhibits and publications.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1960 - 1998
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)
- Angled view of White Seaside House with Many Windows, Four Trees, and Caged Trash
- Black Exterior and Projectors on Scale Model of Knowledge Box
- Facing Away From Camera, Isaacs Holds Wrench With Fun House Pipe in Left Hand
- Figure Stands in Knowledge Box Scale Model with Numbered Wall Segments
- Fun House article tearsheets
- High-Angle View of White Seaside House with Many Front Windows and Four Young Trees
- Isaacs Raises Grid of Pipe for Fun House Living Structure at Beach
- Isaacs Taps Mallet on Pipes at the Sandy Base of the Fun House
- Ken and Barbara Isaacs sit on I Chairs in Living Structure, Barbara's hand is lowered
- Ken and Barbara Isaacs sit on I Chairs in Living Structure, Barbara's hand is up
- Ken and Barbara Isaacs sit reading in Living Structure in Apartment
- Ken sits and Barbara Isaacs stands in Living Structure in Apartment
- Microhouse topographic drawing
- Reggie pours tea in the Living Structure
- Symmetrical Building with Rounded Entrance Steps at Seaside, Florida
- Superchair by Ken Isaacs Limited
- Three Figures Approach the Inside of Knowledge Box Scale Model
- Three Figures Stand Outside at Door of Knowledge Box Scale Model
Repository Details
Part of the Cranbrook Archives, Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research Repository