Williamsburg Competition

Summary information

Date

Tue Feb 28 1939 until Wed Mar 15 1939

Location

MoMA ^{type:exhibition building spaces}
11 West 53rd St. ^{type:thoroughfare names}

Carried out by

The Museum of Modern Art

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March 1939

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Williamsburg Competition

Three Centuries of American Architecture

Concurrent exhibitions grouped by organisation

#	Start	End	Title
1	1939-02	1939-03	Three Centuries of American Architecture

Artists

There were 12 persons who influenced this exhibition.

Persons are ordered alphabetically by surname. Select a letter in the concertina to continue. Click on the person's name to view further information.

Bissell Alderman Will Rice Amon

Bissell Alderman

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Bissell Alderman was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1930s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1939-02	1939-03	MoMA	Williamsburg Competition

Will Rice Amon

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Will Rice Amon was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1930s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1939-02	1939-03	MoMA	Williamsburg Competition

Philip L. Goodwin

Biographical statement American, 1885–1958

Born 1885 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died 1958

Nationality American

Gender Male

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Philip L. Goodwin was involved in 8 exhibitions across 4 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 4 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1980s,2000s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1939-02	1939-03	Rockefeller Center	Three Centuries of American Architecture
2	1939-02	1939-03	MoMA	Williamsburg Competition

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-01	1940-03	MoMA	Smithsonian Competition
2	1944-05	1944-10	MoMA	Built in the U.S.A., 1932–44
3	1945-08	1945-09	MoMA	Textile Design
4	1949-10	1949-12	MoMA	Modern Art in Your Life

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1989-05	1989-08	MoMA	A Modern Museum: The 1939 Goodwin/Stone Building

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	2007-04	2007-06	MoMA	75 Years of Architecture at MoMA

William Hartmann Henry E. Hebbeln

Henry E. Hebbeln

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Henry E. Hebbeln was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1930s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1939-02	1939-03	MoMA	Williamsburg Competition

William Hartmann

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, William Hartmann was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1930s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1939-02	1939-03	MoMA	Williamsburg Competition

Frederic James Hugh Stubbins Jr.Marc Peter, Jr.

Frederic James

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Frederic James was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1930s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1939-02	1939-03	MoMA	Williamsburg Competition

Richard Neutra

Biographical statement American, born Austria. 1892–1970

Born 1892 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died 1970

Nationality American

Gender Male

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Richard Neutra was involved in 20 exhibitions across 7 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 8 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s,1970s,1980s,2010s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1932-02	1932-03	Crown Building	Modern Architecture: International Exhibition
2	1935-09	1935-10	MoMA	Contemporary Architecture in California
3	1938-06	1938-09	Rockefeller Center	Wheaton College Competition
4	1939-02	1939-03	Rockefeller Center	Three Centuries of American Architecture
5	1939-02	1939-03	MoMA	Williamsburg Competition
6	1939-05	1939-09	Rockefeller Center	Houses and Housing: Industrial Art

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1942-09	1942-09	MoMA	Modern Architecture for the Modern School
2	1943-03	1943-04	MoMA	Five California Houses
3	1944-05	1944-10	MoMA	Built in the U.S.A., 1932–44
4	1945-01	1945-03	MoMA	The Lesson of War Housing
5	1945-02	1945-05	MoMA	Integrated Building: Kitchen, Bathroom, and Storage
6	1945-08	1945-09	MoMA	Textile Design
7	1946-01	1946-01	MoMA	If You Want to Build a House
8	1946-11	1947-01	MoMA	Modern Rooms of the Last Fifty Years

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1953-01	1953-03	MoMA	Built in USA: Post-War Architecture

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1979-11	1980-01	MoMA	Art of the Twenties

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1982-07	1982-10	MoMA	The Architecture of Richard Neutra: From International Style to California Modern

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	2000-04	2000-09	MoMA	Modern Living II
2	2009-04	2010-02	MoMA	In Situ: Architecture and Landscape

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	2012-07	2012-11	MoMA	Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900–2000

Ralph Rapson

Biographical statement American, 1914–2008

Born 1914 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died 2008

Nationality American

Gender Male

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Ralph Rapson was involved in 3 exhibitions across 3 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1930s,1940s,1950s with 1 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s,1940s,1950s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1939-02	1939-03	MoMA	Williamsburg Competition

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1944-05	1944-10	MoMA	Design for Use

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1953-10	1953-11	MoMA	Architecture for the State Department

Eero Saarinen Edward Durell Stone

Eero Saarinen

Biographical statement American, born Finland. 1910–1961

Born 1910 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died 1961

Nationality American

Gender Male

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Eero Saarinen was involved in 23 exhibitions across 7 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s,1950s with 7 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1970s,1990s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1938-06	1938-09	Rockefeller Center	Wheaton College Competition
2	1939-02	1939-03	MoMA	Williamsburg Competition

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-01	1940-03	MoMA	Smithsonian Competition
2	1942-09	1942-09	MoMA	Modern Architecture for the Modern School
3	1944-05	1944-10	MoMA	Design for Use
4	1944-05	1944-10	MoMA	Built in the U.S.A., 1932–44
5	1945-02	1945-05	MoMA	Integrated Building: Kitchen, Bathroom, and Storage
6	1947-03	1947-06	MoMA	Printed Textiles for the Home
7	1949-04	1949-10	MoMA	The House in the Museum Garden

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1950-07	1950-09	MoMA	Three Modern Styles
2	1950-11	1951-01	MoMA	Good Design
3	1953-01	1953-03	MoMA	Built in USA: Post-War Architecture
4	1955-02	1955-03	MoMA	Good Design: 5th Anniversary
5	1957-02	1957-04	MoMA	Buildings for Business and Government
6	1958-12	1959-02	MoMA	20th Century Design from the Museum Collection
7	1959-02	1959-04	MoMA	Architecture and Imagery: Four New Buildings

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1961-09	1961-11	MoMA	Eero Saarinen, 1910–1961
2	1964-05		MoMA	Philip L. Goodwin Galleries of Architecture and Design

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1979-02	1979-04	MoMA	Transformations in Modern Architecture

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1991-02	1991-04	MoMA	Art of the Forties

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	2004-11	2005-11	MoMA	Architecture and Design: Inaugural Installation
2	2005-12	2006-04	MoMA	Architecture and Design: Rotation 2
3	2009-05	2011-01	MoMA	What was Good Design? MoMA's Message 1944–56

Edward Durell Stone

Biographical statement American, 1902–1978

Born 1902 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died 1978

Nationality American

Gender Male

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Edward Durell Stone was involved in 17 exhibitions across 5 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 7 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1970s,1980s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1939-02	1939-03	Rockefeller Center	Three Centuries of American Architecture
2	1939-02	1939-03	MoMA	Williamsburg Competition
3	1939-05	1939-09	Rockefeller Center	Houses and Housing: Industrial Art

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-01	1940-03	MoMA	Smithsonian Competition
2	1941-09	1941-11	MoMA	Organic Design in Home Furnishings
3	1944-05	1944-10	MoMA	Built in the U.S.A., 1932–44
4	1945-02	1945-05	MoMA	Integrated Building: Kitchen, Bathroom, and Storage
5	1945-08	1945-09	MoMA	Textile Design
6	1946-11	1947-01	MoMA	Modern Rooms of the Last Fifty Years
7	1949-10	1949-12	MoMA	Modern Art in Your Life

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1950-11	1951-01	MoMA	Good Design
2	1952-06	1952-07	MoMA	Architecture in the New York Area
3	1952-09	1952-11	MoMA	Good Design
4	1955-11	1956-02	MoMA	Latin American Architecture Since 1945
5	1957-02	1957-04	MoMA	Buildings for Business and Government

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1979-02	1979-04	MoMA	Transformations in Modern Architecture

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1989-05	1989-08	MoMA	A Modern Museum: The 1939 Goodwin/Stone Building

Hugh Stubbins Jr.

Biographical statement American, 1912–2006

Born 1912 ^{(click to view other people born in this year)}

Died 2006

Nationality American

Gender Male

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Hugh Stubbins Jr. was involved in 7 exhibitions across 3 decades.

Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 4 exhibitions.
Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1970s with 1 exhibitions.

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1939-02	1939-03	Rockefeller Center	Three Centuries of American Architecture
2	1939-02	1939-03	MoMA	Williamsburg Competition

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1940-01	1940-03	MoMA	Smithsonian Competition
2	1944-05	1944-10	MoMA	Built in the U.S.A., 1932–44
3	1945-01	1945-03	MoMA	The Lesson of War Housing
4	1945-05	1945-09	MoMA	Tomorrow's Small House: Models and Plans

#	Start	End	Location	Title
1	1979-02	1979-04	MoMA	Transformations in Modern Architecture

Williamsburg Competition

Summary information

Date

Location

Carried out by

Concurrent exhibitions

Concurrent exhibitions grouped by organisation

Rockefeller Center

Artists

A

Bissell Alderman

Exhibitions

1930s (1)

Will Rice Amon

Exhibitions

1930s (1)

G

Philip L. Goodwin

Exhibitions

1930s (2)

1940s (4)

1980s (1)

2000s (1)

H

Henry E. Hebbeln

Exhibitions

1930s (1)

William Hartmann

Exhibitions

1930s (1)

J

Frederic James

Exhibitions

1930s (1)

N

Richard Neutra

Exhibitions

1930s (6)

1940s (8)

1950s (1)

1970s (1)

1980s (1)

2000s (2)

2010s (1)

R

Ralph Rapson

Exhibitions

1930s (1)

1940s (1)

1950s (1)

S

Eero Saarinen

Exhibitions

1930s (2)

1940s (7)

1950s (7)

1960s (2)

1970s (1)

1990s (1)

2000s (3)

Edward Durell Stone

Exhibitions

1930s (3)

1940s (7)

1950s (5)

1970s (1)

1980s (1)

Hugh Stubbins Jr.

Exhibitions

1930s (2)

1940s (4)

1970s (1)

Acknowledgements