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Philosophy

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Book outline; "Episode in Cultural De-Tuning"

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Identifier: 202101_27_08_02

Booth, George G., editorials and articles, 1903-1936

 File — Box 6, Folder: 12-13
Collection Scope From the Collection: SERIES I: Biographical (1864-1969) contains materials related to the life of George Gough Booth and includes personal legal documents, typescripts of talks by Booth and several typescripts of Cyril Players' George Gough Booth of Cranbrook. SERIES II: Newspaper (1887-1959) contains documents relating to George G. Booth's tenure at The Detroit News, and his role, as chairman and later president of the Booth Publishing Co. SERIES III: General Correspondence (1813-1957)...
Dates: 1903-1936

Design = Thought + Action text and a typescript on squares

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Identifier: 202101_02_02_08

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

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

Writing on Thought and Action

 Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_28_17_01