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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 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

Astrid Sampe Collection of Eero Saarinen Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: 1995-87
Abstract Astrid Sampe studied at the Higher Industrial Art School of Stockholm and as an exchange student at the Royal Academy of Art in London. Her career spanned many decades starting in 1935, and encompassed being head of Nordiska Kompaniet (NK), being appointed "Royal Designer, Hon.RDI of the Royal Society of Arts and, in 1951, wove the first fiberglass fabrics. This collection comprises correspondence reflecting the romantic attachment between Eero Saarinen and Astrid Sampe, as well as her role...
Dates: 1948 - 1960

Maja Schjolin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1982-10
Abstract In 1951, Maija and her husband Hans moved to a three acre property in Birmingham, Michigan three miles southeast of Cranbrook. Over the course of thirty years, Maja created the largest and most diverse wild plant garden in Michigan, with over 300 varieties of plants. Her wildflower garden was widely visited attended by garden enthusiasts and tour groups, and often attracted publicity in the local press. She developed a close friendship with botanist James R. Wells of Cranbrook Institute of...
Dates: 1982 - 1989

Nona Bymark Soderlind Scrapbook

 Collection — Container: Box 1
Identifier: 2001-13
Abstract Nona Bymark Soderlind was born Elenora Maria Bymark on July 16, 1900, in Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota, a small community largely populated by Swedish immigrants. The family relocated to Minneapolis by 1915. She attended Minneapolis Art School for two years (1920 and 1922), where she studied sculpture under Charles S. Wells (1872-1956). She also studied art at the University of Minnesota under Samuel Chatwood Burton (1881-1947); and returned for another semester of study at the...
Dates: 1936 - 1936

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Cranbrook Academy of Art 17
Booth, George G. (George Gough), 1864-1949 12
Saarinen, Eliel, 1873-1950 11
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998 9
Saarinen, Lillian Swann, 1912- 9
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Sepeshy, Zoltan, 1898-1974 9
Bertoia, Harry 8
Booth, Henry Scripps, 1897-1988 8
Cranbrook (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 8
Milles, Olga Granner, 1874-1967 8
Saarinen, Eero, 1910-1961 8
Booth, Ellen Warren Scripps, 1863-1948 7
Cranbrook Institute of Science 7
Hatt, Robert T. (Robert Torrens), 1902- 7
Saarinen, Loja 7
Cranbrook Kingswood School (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 6
Eames, Charles 6
Grotell, Maija, 1899-1973 6
Marquis, Samuel S., 1866-1948 6
University of Michigan 6
Cranbrook Foundation 5
Detroit Institute of Arts 5
Knoll, Florence, 1917-2019 5
Maroti, Geza 5
Mitchell, Wallace, 1911-1977 5
Booth, James Scripps, 1888-1954 4
Christ Church Cranbrook (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 4
Cranbrook Press 4
Croze, Harvey 4
Kirk, Arthur Nevill 4
Slade, Roy 4
Strengell, Marianne, 1909- 4
Cranbrook School (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 3
Eames, Ray 3
Ford Motor Company 3
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 3
Frayer, William Alley 3
GM Technical Center 3
Hammarstrom, Olav 3
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Saint Louis, Mo.) 3
Kimball, Margueritte Eleanor, 1906-1995 3
Lorch, Emil, 1870-1963 3
McMath, Robert R. (Robert Raynolds), 1891-1962 3
Pewabic Pottery (Firm) 3
Saarinen Swanson, Pipsan 3
Scripps, James E. (James Edmund), 1835-1906 3
Strengell, Gustaf 3
Swanson, Jons Robert Ferdinand 3
Thomas, Richard 3
Weese, Harry, 1915-1998 3
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 3
Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976 2
Baldwin, Benjamin, 1913-1993 2
Barbour, William T. 2
Booth, Carolyn Farr 2
Booth, Ralph H. 2
Buckberrough, John 2
Christ-Janer, Albert, 1910-1973 2
Cranbrook Art Museum 2
Cranbrook House & Gardens (Organization) 2
Detroit News (Firm) 2
Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts 2
Girard, Alexander 2
Gray, Nellie Beveridge (circa 1906-) 2
Kirchmayer, Johannes, 1860-1930 2
Knoll Associates, Inc. 2
LaGrone, Oliver, 1906- 2
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 2
McEwen, Katherine 2
Morris & Co. (London, England) 2
Paulsen, S. Glen (Serenus Glen) 2
Roche, Kevin, 1922-2019 2
Sampe, Astrid, 1909-2002 2
Schiwetz, Berthold Tex, 1909-1971 2
Stevens, William Oliver, 1878-1955 2
Stone, Ralph, 1868-1957 2
Stratton, Mary Chase Perry, 1867-1961 2
Unitarian Church of Harrisburg 2
Vettraino, Dominick 2
White, Lee A., 1886- 2
Winter, Jessie 2
Yale University 2
Ardolino, Edward 1
Arnold, Newell Hillis, 1906-1988 1
Bach, Oscar Bruno, 1884-1957 1
Bank of Montreal 1
Barker, Laurence (Laurence Addison), 1930- 1
Bauder, Lillian 1
Biggar, Margaret 1
Booth, Stephen Farr 1
Bradford, Francis Scott, 1898-1961 1
Bromley, Kate Thompson 1
Brookside School (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 1
Burrowes, Marcus R. 1
Charles E. Lauriat Co. 1
Cleveland Museum of Art 1
Coir, Mark 1
Connick, Charles J. (Charles Jay), 1875- 1
Corbett, Doris 1
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