Model of the Haus eines Kunstfreundes (House for Art Lover)
- Reference:GB 1694 MC/A/9
- Dates of Creation:1953-1954
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Scope and Content
A 3/32 inch:1 foot (3:384) scale model made by students of the Manchester University School of Architecture (under the auspices of Professor Thomas Howarth?).
Acquisition Information
Purchased by GSA (with 3 other models?) for £300 from the Saltire Society, Edinburgh, 1954. Model of GSA library presumed lost.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Coloured balsa wood
Dimensions: 240 x 782 x 405 mmCustodial History
Exhibited: Edinburgh, Saltire Society; 1953. Edinburgh, Festival Society; 1968; London, Architects Association; 1981. Glasgow, Glasgow School of Art; 1982. Copenhagen, Kunstindustriemuseet, 1982. Helsinki, Museum of Applied Arts; 1982. Japan, Isetan Museum (Tokyo), Citizen's Hall (Sendai), Daimaru Museum (Osaka); 1985. Scotland, Scottish Museum Council Tour, GSA, Kirkcaldy Museum, Inverness Museum, Aberdeen Museum, The Pier Art Centre Stromness, The City Art Centre Edinburgh, Hawick, Kilmarnock, Dundee, Dumfries; 1986-87. Certaldo, Comune di Certaldo; 1988. Glasgow, Glasgow School of Art; 1990.
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