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Cranbrook Academy of Art Administration Records
Collection
Identifier: 1981-09
Abstract
In 1927 George G. Booth established the Cranbrook Academy of Art as an educational environment where students could come and learn from master artists in residence. The Academy functioned as a department under the Cranbrook Foundation and included painting, architecture, sculpture, ceramics and decorative design. The first Academy students were taken in early 1930. Eliel Saarinen was the first President (1932-1946). In 1942, with the opening of the Museum and Library, the Academy became an...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1942 - 1973
Cranbrook Academy of Art Assistant to the President: Bob Yares Records
Collection
Identifier: 2012-06
Abstract
Higher education administrator Bob Yares (1944-2019) worked at Cranbrook Academy of Art from 1977 to 2009, first as assistant to Academy President Roy Slade, and later in other titles, always working with Academy personel, students and events.
The Bob Yares Records contain planning and communications papers related to events and other Academy initiatives. With degrees in art and education, Yares was staff liasion for the Academy students' Studio Council and a member of the Design Michigan...
Dates:
1970 - 2005
Cranbrook Academy of Art Director's Office: Gerhardt Knodel Records
Collection
Identifier: 2008-05
Abstract
Gerhardt Knodel directed the Cranbrook Academy of Art from 1996-2007. Before that, Knodel served as the Fiber department's artist-in-residence since 1970. This collection preserves meeting documents, correspondence, notes and other records from his tenure as Director, related to the Academy of the Art, from day-to-day and year-to-year operations as well as projects, including exhibits, events, and the design and construction of the New Studios Building.
Dates:
1994 - 2010
Cranbrook Academy of Art Exhibition Publications
Collection
Identifier: 1998-05
Abstract
In 1927 George G. Booth established the Cranbrook Academy of Art as an educational environment where students could come and learn from master artists in residence. In 1942, the Museum and Library were opened. The Art Museum was intended not only to house artworks acquired from George G. Booth through the Cranbrook Foundation, but also to serve as a teaching tool through its permanent collections and exhibitions in both the museum and the library. The collection holds a year-by-year...
Dates:
1930 - 1999
Cranbrook Academy of Art President's Office: Roy Slade Records
Collection
Identifier: 1995-09
Abstract
Roy Slade was President of Cranbrook Academy of Art (CAA) and Director of the Cranbrook Art Museum (CAM) from 1977-1995. During his tenure, Saarinen House was restored, DeSalle Auditorium was constructed, the permanent collection of the Art Museum was developed, the New Studios building was planned, and new CAA faculty and staff were hired. Records from his office provide a comprehensive look at CAA, including meeting minutes, planning documents, correspondence with alumni/ae. Also included...
Dates:
1951 - 1998; Majority of material found within 1976 - 1995
Cranbrook Academy of Art Student News Publications
Collection
Identifier: 1998-05c
Abstract
In 1927 George G. Booth established the Cranbrook Academy of Art as an educational environment where students could come and learn from master artists in residence. In 1942, the Museum and Library were opened. The Art Museum was intended not only to house artworks acquired from George G. Booth through the Cranbrook Foundation, but also to serve as a teaching tool through its permanent collections and exhibitions in both the museum and the library. This collection contains publications such...
Dates:
1931 - 1999
Cranbrook Academy of Art Women's Committee
Collection
Identifier: 1991-01
Abstract
The Cranbrook Academy of Arts Women’s Committee was founded on February 11, 1966 as the social arm of the Friends of the Academy (the Museum’s new membership program). The committee’s purpose was to promote and undertake activities and projects that would further the welfare of the Academy and the Museum. Throughout nearly forty years the committee hosted numerous events, programs, and fundraising projects until disbanded in 2002. The bulk of the collection reflects primarly the Women's...
Dates:
1966 - 2006
Cranbrook Architectural Office Records
Collection
Identifier: 1989-01
Abstract
Records of the Cranbrook Architectural Office which was responsible for the supervision, inspection, approval and acceptance of all construction work at Cranbrook, beginning with Eliel Saarinen's leadership through its closure in the 1980s. The materials reflect the planning and building phases of the Brookside School (BS), Christ Church Cranbrook (CCC), Cranbrook Academy of Art (CAA), Cranbrook House, Cranbrook Institute of Science (CIS), Cranbrook School (CS), Kingswood School (KS), and...
Dates:
1925 - 1987
Cranbrook Art Museum Exhibition Records
Collection
Identifier: 2013-05
Abstract
The Cranbrook Art Museum (CAM) was originally housed in what is known today as the Academy of Art Administration building, along with the Academy of Art Library. The Art Museum was, and still is, a department of the Academy of Art. This collection holds materials relating to exhibitions between 1940 and 1976. This includes master checklists, loan forms and correspondence, shipping and packing records, condition surveys, insurance valuations, installation documents, checklist iterations, and...
Dates:
1940 - 1976
Cranbrook Educational Community Assistant to the President for Special Projects: Michael Boisvert and David Hart Records
Collection
Identifier: 1993-09
Abstract
The collection comprises of materials created or maintained by Michael Boisvert and David Hart who both served as assistant to the President of Special Projects at Cranbrook Educational Community (CEC).
Boisvert served in this position from 1984-1985, and David Hart served from 1986-1993. The collection focuses on the internal strategic planning and external consultant master planning for institutional and campus development of Cranbrook Educational Community and its divisions. The files...
Dates:
1918 - 1996; Majority of material found within 1983 - 1993
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- Cranbrook (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 21
- Booth, George G. (George Gough), 1864-1949 18
- Christ Church Cranbrook (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 17
- Milles, Carl, 1875-1955 17
- Sepeshy, Zoltan, 1898-1974 17
- Cranbrook Foundation 16
- Saarinen, Eliel, 1873-1950 15
- Booth, Henry Scripps, 1897-1988 14
- Cranbrook Institute of Science 14
- Cranbrook Kingswood School (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 14
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- Mitchell, Wallace, 1911-1977 11
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- Bertoia, Harry 9
- Brookside School (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 9
- Saarinen, Lillian Swann, 1912- 9
- University of Michigan 9
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- Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998 8
- Grotell, Maija, 1899-1973 8
- Hatt, Robert T. (Robert Torrens), 1902- 8
- Saarinen, Loja 8
- Strengell, Marianne, 1909- 8
- Booth, Ellen Warren Scripps, 1863-1948 7
- Marquis, Samuel S., 1866-1948 7
- Milles, Olga Granner, 1874-1967 7
- Swanson, Jons Robert Ferdinand 7
- Buckberrough, John 6
- Cranbrook Press 6
- Kirk, Arthur Nevill 6
- Knoll, Florence, 1917-2019 6
- Booth, James Scripps, 1888-1954 5
- Detroit News (Firm) 5
- Maroti, Geza 5
- McMath, Robert R. (Robert Raynolds), 1891-1962 5
- Paulsen, S. Glen (Serenus Glen) 5
- Saarinen Swanson, Pipsan 5
- Weese, Harry, 1915-1998 5
- Baldwin, Benjamin, 1913-1993 4
- Cranbrook House & Gardens (Organization) 4
- Croze, Harvey 4
- Eames, Ray 4
- Frayer, William Alley 4
- GM Technical Center 4
- Kimball, Margueritte Eleanor, 1906-1995 4
- Kirchmayer, Johannes, 1860-1930 4
- Knoll Associates, Inc. 4
- Lorch, Emil, 1870-1963 4
- Schmidt, Julius, 1923-2017 4
- Stevens, William Oliver, 1878-1955 4
- Stone, Ralph, 1868-1957 4
- Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 4
- Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976 3
- Barker, Laurence (Laurence Addison), 1930- 3
- Booth, Carolyn Farr 3
- Cram, Ralph Adams, 1963-1942 3
- Eero Saarinen & Associates 3
- Episcopal Church. Diocese of Michigan 3
- Ford Motor Company 3
- Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 3
- Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor, 1869-1924 3
- Hammarstrom, Olav 3
- Hulbert, Harold S. (Harold Stacey), 1887-1949 3
- Institute of Design (Chicago, Ill.) 3
- Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Saint Louis, Mo.) 3
- Knodel, Gerhardt 3
- McCoy, Katherine, 1945- 3
- McCoy, Michael (1944) 3
- Page, Herman, Reverend, 1866-1942 3
- Pewabic Pottery (Firm) 3
- Scripps, James E. (James Edmund), 1835-1906 3
- Stratton, Mary Chase Perry, 1867-1961 3
- Strengell, Gustaf 3
- Thomas, Richard 3
- Vettraino, Dominick 3
- White, Lee A., 1886- 3
- Barbour, William T. 2
- Booth, Ralph H. 2
- Christ-Janer, Albert, 1910-1973 2
- Connick, Charles J. (Charles Jay), 1875- 2
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- Levin, Carl, 1934-2021 2
- McEwen, Katherine 2
- Michaels, Glen, 1927- 2
- Michigan State University 2
- Minoru Yamasaki and Associates 2
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