If You Want to Build a House

Summary information

Date

Tue Jan 08 1946 until Wed Jan 30 1946

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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Concurrent exhibitions

Exhibitions that overlap with this exhibition, in this dataset. Double-click an item in the timeline to view the corresponding exhibition page.

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Selected Exhibition
MoMA
If You Want to Build a House
The Museum Collection of Photographs
The Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture
Stuart Davis
Portraits of Ondine: Dance and Theatre Design
Museum of Modern Art Color Reproductions

Concurrent exhibitions grouped by organisation

Artists

There were 17 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.

Walter Curt Behrendt

Biographical statement German, 1882–1945

Born 1882 (click to view other people born in this year)

Died 1945

Nationality German

Gender Male

External information resources for Walter Curt Behrendt

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Exhibitions

In this dataset, Walter Curt Behrendt was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

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

#StartEndLocationTitle
11946-011946-01MoMAIf You Want to Build a House

Marcel Breuer

Biographical statement American, born Hungary. 1902–1981

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

Died 1981

Nationality American

Gender Male

External information resources for Marcel Breuer

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  2. www.wikidata.org
  3. viaf.org

Exhibitions

In this dataset, Marcel Breuer was involved in 43 exhibitions across 9 decades.

  • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s,2000s with 9 exhibitions.
  • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1980s,1990s with 1 exhibitions.

#StartEndLocationTitle
11936-031936-04MoMACubism and Abstract Art
21937-021937-03MoMAModern Architecture in England
31938-061938-09Rockefeller CenterWheaton College Competition
41938-121939-01Rockefeller CenterBauhaus: 1919–1928
51939-021939-03Rockefeller CenterThree Centuries of American Architecture
61939-051939-09Rockefeller CenterHouses and Housing: Industrial Art

#StartEndLocationTitle
11941-091941-09MoMAThe Wooden House in America
21944-051944-10MoMADesign for Use
31944-051944-10MoMABuilt in the U.S.A., 1932–44
41945-011945-03MoMAThe Lesson of War Housing
51946-011946-01MoMAIf You Want to Build a House
61946-111947-01MoMAModern Rooms of the Last Fifty Years
71949-041949-10MoMAThe House in the Museum Garden
81949-081949-10MoMAPainting and Sculpture in Architecture
91949-101949-12MoMAModern Art in Your Life

#StartEndLocationTitle
11950-051950-07MoMAPrize Designs for Modern Furniture
21950-071950-09MoMAThree Modern Styles
31952-061952-07MoMAArchitecture in the New York Area
41953-011953-03MoMABuilt in USA: Post-War Architecture
51953-081953-10MoMAThonet Furniture
61958-121959-02MoMA20th Century Design from the Museum Collection

#StartEndLocationTitle
11977-081977-10MoMAThe Graphic Revolution: 1915–1935
21979-021979-04MoMATransformations in Modern Architecture
31979-081979-09MoMARecent Acquisitions: Architecture and Design
41979-111980-01MoMAArt of the Twenties

#StartEndLocationTitle
11981-071981-09MoMAMarcel Breuer: Furniture and Interiors

#StartEndLocationTitle
11992-09MoMASelections from the Collection

John Funk

Biographical statement

Born (click to view other people born in this year)

Died

Nationality

Gender

External information resources for John Funk


    Exhibitions

    In this dataset, John Funk was involved in 4 exhibitions across 1 decades.

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

    #StartEndLocationTitle
    11941-091941-09MoMAThe Wooden House in America
    21944-051944-10MoMABuilt in the U.S.A., 1932–44
    31945-051945-09MoMATomorrow's Small House: Models and Plans
    41946-011946-01MoMAIf You Want to Build a House

    Walter Gropius

    Biographical statement German, 1883–1969

    Born 1883 (click to view other people born in this year)

    Died 1969

    Nationality German

    Gender Male

    External information resources for Walter Gropius

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    2. www.wikidata.org
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    Exhibitions

    In this dataset, Walter Gropius was involved in 30 exhibitions across 8 decades.

    • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1930s with 9 exhibitions.
    • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1970s,1980s,1990s,2010s with 1 exhibitions.

    #StartEndLocationTitle
    11932-021932-03Crown BuildingModern Architecture: International Exhibition
    21934-111935-01MoMAModern Works of Art: 5th Anniversary Exhibition
    31936-031936-04MoMACubism and Abstract Art
    41936-061936-09MoMAModern Exposition Architecture
    51937-021937-03MoMAModern Architecture in England
    61938-061938-09Rockefeller CenterWheaton College Competition
    71938-121939-01Rockefeller CenterBauhaus: 1919–1928
    81939-021939-03Rockefeller CenterThree Centuries of American Architecture
    91939-051939-09Rockefeller CenterHouses and Housing: Industrial Art

    #StartEndLocationTitle
    11941-091941-09MoMAThe Wooden House in America
    21944-051944-10MoMABuilt in the U.S.A., 1932–44
    31945-011945-03MoMAThe Lesson of War Housing
    41945-081945-09MoMATextile Design
    51946-011946-01MoMAIf You Want to Build a House
    61947-061947-09MoMATwo Cities: Planning in North and South America
    71949-081949-10MoMAPainting and Sculpture in Architecture
    81949-101949-12MoMAModern Art in Your Life

    #StartEndLocationTitle
    11950-071950-09MoMAThree Modern Styles
    21952-121953-02MoMADe Stijl
    31953-011953-03MoMABuilt in USA: Post-War Architecture
    41954-031954-05MoMASigns in the Street
    51958-121959-02MoMA20th Century Design from the Museum Collection

    #StartEndLocationTitle
    11979-111980-01MoMAArt of the Twenties

    #StartEndLocationTitle
    11981-071981-09MoMAMarcel Breuer: Furniture and Interiors

    #StartEndLocationTitle
    11992-09MoMASelections from the Collection

    #StartEndLocationTitle
    12012-032013-03MoMAShaping Modernity: Design 1880–1980, Part 2

    Victor Hornbein

    Biographical statement

    Born (click to view other people born in this year)

    Died

    Nationality

    Gender

    External information resources for Victor Hornbein


      Exhibitions

      In this dataset, Victor Hornbein was involved in 1 exhibitions across 1 decades.

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

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11946-011946-01MoMAIf You Want to Build a House

      Harwell Hamilton Harris

      Biographical statement

      Born 1903 (click to view other people born in this year)

      Died 1990

      Nationality

      Gender Male

      External information resources for Harwell Hamilton Harris

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      Exhibitions

      In this dataset, Harwell Hamilton Harris was involved in 8 exhibitions across 2 decades.

      • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 6 exhibitions.
      • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 2 exhibitions.

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11941-091941-09MoMAThe Wooden House in America
      21943-031943-04MoMAFive California Houses
      31944-051944-10MoMADesign for Use
      41944-051944-10MoMABuilt in the U.S.A., 1932–44
      51946-011946-01MoMAIf You Want to Build a House
      61949-101949-12MoMAModern Art in Your Life

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11953-011953-03MoMABuilt in USA: Post-War Architecture
      21958-101958-12MoMAArchitecture Worth Saving

      Pierre Jeanneret

      Biographical statement Swiss, 1896–1967

      Born 1896 (click to view other people born in this year)

      Died 1967

      Nationality Swiss

      Gender Male

      External information resources for Pierre Jeanneret

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      3. viaf.org

      Exhibitions

      In this dataset, Pierre Jeanneret was involved in 9 exhibitions across 5 decades.

      • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 4 exhibitions.
      • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s,1960s,1990s with 1 exhibitions.

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11939-051939-09Rockefeller CenterHouses and Housing: Industrial Art

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11950-071950-09MoMAThree Modern Styles
      21953-081953-10MoMAThonet Furniture

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11960-121961-02MoMARecent Acquisitions

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11995-061995-09MoMACivic Architecture

      Philip Johnson

      Biographical statement American, 1906–2005

      Born 1906 (click to view other people born in this year)

      Died 2005

      Nationality American

      Gender Male

      External information resources for Philip Johnson

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      2. www.wikidata.org
      3. viaf.org

      Exhibitions

      In this dataset, Philip Johnson was involved in 16 exhibitions across 8 decades.

      • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s,1950s with 4 exhibitions.
      • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s,1980s,1990s,2000s with 1 exhibitions.

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11934-061934-09MoMAModern Housing Exhibition

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11944-051944-10MoMABuilt in the U.S.A., 1932–44
      21945-051945-09MoMATomorrow's Small House: Models and Plans
      31946-011946-01MoMAIf You Want to Build a House
      41947-091948-01MoMAMies van der Rohe

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11962-10MoMAThe Museum of Modern Art Builds
      21968-091968-11MoMAArchitecture of Museums

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11983-011983-03MoMAThree New Skyscrapers

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      12004-112005-11MoMAArchitecture and Design: Inaugural Installation

      Carl Koch

      Biographical statement

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

      Died 1998

      Nationality

      Gender

      External information resources for Carl Koch

      1. vocab.getty.edu
      2. www.wikidata.org
      3. viaf.org

      Exhibitions

      In this dataset, Carl Koch was involved in 9 exhibitions across 3 decades.

      • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 5 exhibitions.
      • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s,1950s with 2 exhibitions.

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11939-021939-03Rockefeller CenterThree Centuries of American Architecture
      21939-051939-09Rockefeller CenterHouses and Housing: Industrial Art

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11950-051950-07MoMAPrize Designs for Modern Furniture
      21954-031954-05MoMASigns in the Street

      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

      External information resources for Richard Neutra

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      2. www.wikidata.org
      3. viaf.org

      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.

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11932-021932-03Crown BuildingModern Architecture: International Exhibition
      21935-091935-10MoMAContemporary Architecture in California
      31938-061938-09Rockefeller CenterWheaton College Competition
      41939-021939-03Rockefeller CenterThree Centuries of American Architecture
      51939-021939-03MoMAWilliamsburg Competition
      61939-051939-09Rockefeller CenterHouses and Housing: Industrial Art

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11953-011953-03MoMABuilt in USA: Post-War Architecture

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11979-111980-01MoMAArt of the Twenties

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      12000-042000-09MoMAModern Living II
      22009-042010-02MoMAIn Situ: Architecture and Landscape

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      12012-072012-11MoMACentury of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900–2000

      Robert Osborn

      Biographical statement American, 1904–1994

      Born 1904 (click to view other people born in this year)

      Died 1994

      Nationality American

      Gender Male

      External information resources for Robert Osborn

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      2. www.wikidata.org
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      Exhibitions

      In this dataset, Robert Osborn was involved in 3 exhibitions across 2 decades.

      • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 2 exhibitions.
      • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1950s with 1 exhibitions.

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11946-011946-01MoMAIf You Want to Build a House
      21946-101946-11MoMAOn Being a Cartoonist

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11955-031955-04MoMADeveloping Creativeness In Children

      Frank Lloyd Wright

      Biographical statement American, 1867–1959

      Born 1867 (click to view other people born in this year)

      Died 1959

      Nationality American

      Gender Male

      External information resources for Frank Lloyd Wright

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      Exhibitions

      In this dataset, Frank Lloyd Wright was involved in 46 exhibitions across 8 decades.

      • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 10 exhibitions.
      • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1990s with 2 exhibitions.

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11932-021932-03Crown BuildingModern Architecture: International Exhibition
      21933-011933-02MoMAEarly Modern Architecture: Chicago 1870–1910
      31938-011938-03Rockefeller CenterA New House by Frank Lloyd Wright
      41939-021939-03Rockefeller CenterThree Centuries of American Architecture
      51939-051939-09Rockefeller CenterHouses and Housing: Industrial Art

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11994-021994-05MoMAFrank Lloyd Wright: Architect
      21999-112000-03MoMAModern Starts: Things

      William Wilson Wurster

      Biographical statement American, 1895–1973

      Born 1895 (click to view other people born in this year)

      Died 1973

      Nationality American

      Gender Male

      External information resources for William Wilson Wurster

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      Exhibitions

      In this dataset, William Wilson Wurster was involved in 7 exhibitions across 2 decades.

      • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 6 exhibitions.
      • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s with 1 exhibitions.

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11935-091935-10MoMAContemporary Architecture in California

      John Yeon

      Biographical statement

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

      Died 1994

      Nationality

      Gender

      External information resources for John Yeon

      1. www.wikidata.org
      2. viaf.org

      Exhibitions

      In this dataset, John Yeon was involved in 5 exhibitions across 3 decades.

      • Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 3 exhibitions.
      • Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s,1950s with 1 exhibitions.

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11939-051939-09Rockefeller CenterHouses and Housing: Industrial Art

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11941-091941-09MoMAThe Wooden House in America
      21944-051944-10MoMABuilt in the U.S.A., 1932–44
      31946-011946-01MoMAIf You Want to Build a House

      #StartEndLocationTitle
      11953-011953-03MoMABuilt in USA: Post-War Architecture