MCM Arch Ralph Rapson orig Emperor sketch. Bauhaus, Eames Saarinen Cranbrook

Description: Don't bother with a poster, own a real piece of MCM history. Master architect Ralph Rapson Profile/Emperor Mexico Travel Sketch Drawing On Paper Framed. Spectacular pencil work and shading. Frame dims ~14.25" x 18.5" Picture ~6.25" x 10.5" Purchased directly from Prof. Rapson in ~1996. Lovely, detailed sketch with hand coloring. Professionally framed. Ralph Rapson (September 13, 1914 – March 29, 2008) was Head of the School of Architecture at the University of Minnesota for 30 years. He was one of the world's oldest practicing architects at his death at age 93, and also one of the most prolific. Rapson practiced in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1954 to 2008. His work was predominantly in the Modernist style. “Practically all the work I’ve done is not too far off from Bauhaus principles,” he said.[2]But his work was oriented to people rather than abstract principles. He said: “Whenever I’m designing a building or a piece of furniture, people become a strong part of my general approach. The design process isn’t just about bricks and stones; for me it’s also about the people in a building and how I expect them to live.”[2]Rapson was a prolific sketch artist and kept volumes of sketchbooks from his various world travels. A book of selected sketches was published in 2002.[5] In the book's introduction, Cesar Pelli wrote: His drawings were "completely self-assured" and "looked quintessentially American." Rapson was born in Alma, Michigan with a deformed right arm that was amputated at birth; he learned to draw expertly with his left hand.[1] He earned architecture degrees at the University of Michigan, and at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, where he studied under Eliel Saarinen. “Cranbrook was a very exciting, dynamic place where I met and worked with guys like Charlie Eames, Harry Bertoia, and Harry Weese,” Rapson said.[2]As a young architect, Rapson worked for the Saarinen architectural office from 1940 to 1941. He moved to Chicago in 1941, where he worked with George Fred Keck and others.[3]Teaching[edit]Rapson taught architecture at the New Bauhaus School (now IIT Institute of Design) from 1942 to 1946, and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1946 to 1954.[1]He was Head of the School of Architecture at the University of Minnesota from 1954 to 1984,[1] where "generations of Minnesota architects came up through [his] tutelage".[4]Architectural practice and philosophy[edit]The first Guthrie Theater (1963) during demolition (2006)Riverside Plaza, formerly Cedar Square West (1973)Rarig Center (1973), University of MinnesotaJoseph Livermore House (1968) in University GroveRapson practiced in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1954 to 2008. His work was predominantly in the Modernist style. “Practically all the work I’ve done is not too far off from Bauhaus principles,” he said.[2]But his work was oriented to people rather than abstract principles. He said: “Whenever I’m designing a building or a piece of furniture, people become a strong part of my general approach. The design process isn’t just about bricks and stones; for me it’s also about the people in a building and how I expect them to live.”[2]Rapson was a prolific sketch artist and kept volumes of sketchbooks from his various world travels. A book of selected sketches was published in 2002.[5] In the book's introduction, Cesar Pelli wrote: His drawings were "completely self-assured" and "looked quintessentially American."

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