MARCEL BREUER AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART

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1 Tea table, , 1921. 2 Bedroom, "Haus am Horn" exhibition project, Marcel Breuer, 1922-1923. 3 De Francesco apartment, Berlin, Marcel Breuer, 1929. 4,5 Experimental chairs, Marcel Breuer, 1922 and 1924. 6 Project for low-cost housing, Marcel Breuer, 1923. 7 Desk, Marcel Breuer, 1924. 8 Modular system for cabinets, Marcel Breuer, 1925. 9 "Kleinmetallhaus, " Marcel Breuer, 1925. 10 Elberfeld Hospital, Marcel Breuer, 1928. 11 "Wassily" chair, Marcel Breuer, 1925. (Loan: Knoll International Inc. ) 12 Long low table, Marcel Breuer, 1925-1926. (Loan: Knoll International Inc. ) 13 Short low table, Marcel Breuer, 1925-1926. (Loan: Knoll International Inc. ) 14 "Cesca" chair, Marcel Breuer, 1926-1928. (Loan: Knoll International Inc. ) 15 "Cesca" chair with arms, Marcel Breuer, 1926-1928. (Loan: Knoll International Inc. ) 16 Glass table, Marcel Breuer, 1928. 17 Tea wagon, Marcel Breuer, 1928. 18 Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Marcel Breuer, 1928. 19 Fuld Factory, Competition project, Marcel Breuer, 1929. 20 Kharkov Theatre, Competition project, Marcel Breuer, 1930. 21,22 "House for a Sportsman, " Berlin Exhibition, Marcel Breuer, 193 1. 23 Aluminum furniture, Marcel Breuer, 1931-1933. 24 Harnischmachcr House, Wiesbaden, Marcel Breuer, 1932. 25 Doldertal Apartments, Zurich, Marcel Breuer, A. & E. Roth, 1934. 26,27 Breuer House, Lincoln, Massachusetts, Marcel Breuer and Walter Gropius, 1939. 28 Gane's Exhibition Pavilion, Bristol, England, Marcel Breuer and F. R. S. Yorke, 1936. 29 "Civic Center of the Future, " London, Marcel Breuer and F. R. S. Yorke, 1937. Replica of original exhibition model for British Cement and Concrete Association (Scale: 1/32" = l'-0") 30 Chamberlain Cottage, Weyland, Mass., Marcel Breuer and Walter Gropius, 1940. 31 Breuer Cottage, Wellfleet, Mass., Marcel Breuer, 1943-1948. 32 "Long house" plan, Marcel Breuer, 1943. 33 Tompkins House, Hewlett Harbor, N. Y. Marcel Breuer, 1945. 34 Guest House, Geller House 1, Lawrence, Long Island, Marcel Breuer, 1945. MUSEUM OF ART

35,36 Cut-out plywood chair, Marcel Breuer, 1946. 37,38 Breuer House I, New Canaan, Conn., Marcel Breuer, 1947. 39 Cooperative Dormitory, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, Marcel Breuer, 1950. 40,41 Breuer House 11, New Canaan, Conn., Marcel Breuer, 1951. 42 Caesar Cottage, Lakeville, Conn., Marcel Breuer, 1952. Model (Loan: Marcel Breuer) 43 Robinson House, "binuclear" plan. 44 Staehelin House, plan. 45,46,47 Robinson House, Williamstown, Mass., Marcel Breuer, 1946-1947. 48 Staehelin House, Feldmeilen, , Marcel Breuer, Herbert Beckhard, associate, 1957-1958. 49 Arts Center, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, Marcel Breuer, 1950-1952. 50 Exhibition House, Museum of Modern Art, New York, Marcel Breuer, 1949. 51,52,53,54,55 UNESCO Headquarters, Place de Fontenoy, , Marcel Breuer in association with Pier Luigi Nervi and Bernard Zehrfuss, 1953-1958. 56 Reclining chair, "Isokon" series, London, Marcel Breuer, 193 1-1935. (Loan: Knoll International Inc. ) 57 Low table, "Isokon" series, London, Marcel Breuer, 1931-1935. (Loan: Mr. & Mrs. Marcel Breuer) 58,59 Neumann House, Croton-on-Hudson, N. Y., Marcel Breuer, 1953. 60,61,62 St. John's Abbey Church, Collegeville, Minn., Marcel Breuer, Hamilton Smith, associate, 1953-1959. 63 Starkey House, Duluth, Minn., Marcel Breuer, Herbert Beckhard, and Robert F. Gatje, associates, 1954-1955. 64 Members' Housing, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, N. J., Marcel Breuer, Robert F. Gatje, associate, 1954-1957. 66 DeBijenkorf Department Store, , Marcel Breuer, A. Elzas, 1953-1957. 67 DeBijenkorf Department Store, construction field office, now a children's museum. \ 69 Torin Corporation, Manufacturing Plant, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, ý Marcel Breuer, 1953. 70 Gagarin House, Litchfield, Conn., Marcel Breuer, Herbert Beckhard, ý associate, 1954-1955. ý ý

ý ý 71 High School, Litchfield, Conn., Marcel Breuer, O'Connor and Kilham, 1954-1956. 72 Convent of the Annunciation, Bismarck, North Dakota, Marcel Breuer, Hamilton Smith, associate, 1954-1959. 73 United States Embassy, The Hague, Netherlands, Marcel Breuer, 1954-1958. 74 Overpass for cars and pedestrians, New London, Conn., Marcel Breuer, Eduardo Catalano, consultant, 1955. 75,76 Hunter College of the City of New York (now Lehman College), Bronx, New York, Marcel Breuer, Robert F. Gatje, associate, 1955-1959. 77,78 Van Leer Headquarters, Amstelveen, Netherlands, Marcel Breuer, 1957-1958. 79 Tanaguarena Resort Apartments project, Tanaguarena, Venezuela, Marcel Breuer, Herbert Beckhard, associate, 1958. 80 "El Recreo" Urban Center project, Caracas, Venezuela, Marcel Breuer, with Ernesto Fuenmayor Nava and Manuel'Sayago, Herbert Beckhard, associate, 1958. 81 Lecture Hall, Bronx Campus, New York University, Marcel Breuer, Hamilton P. Smith, and Robert F. Gatje, associates, 1956-1961. 82,83 Resort Town, Flaine, H. S., , Master Plan, Marcel Breuer, chief architect; L. Chappis, A. Gaillard, H. Beckhard, R. F. Gatje, G. Chervaz, associates. Consultant: Bureau d'Etudes et de Realisations Urbaines. 84 Hooper House, Baltimore, Maryland, Marcel Breuer, Herbert Beckhard, associate, 1959-1960. 85 McMullen House, Mantoloking, New Jersey, Marcel Breuer, Herbert Beckhard, associate, 1960. 86 IBM Complex, Boca Raton, Florida, Marcel Breuer and Robert F. Gatje, 1945-1969. Model of "Center Island. " 87,88 Aquitaine Project number 8, Southwest France, Atlantic Coast, Marcel Breuer and Robert F. Gatje, Mario Jossa, associate 1971-continuing. 89 Visitors' Arrival Center, Grand Coulee Dam, Washington, Marcel Breuer and Hamilton P. Smith, Thomas Hayes, associate, 1972-continuing. 90,91,92 University of Massachusetts, Campus Center and Parking Garage, Amherst, Mass., Marcel Breuer and Herbert Beckhard, 1965-1969. 93,94,95 Headquarters for the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), Washington, D. C., Marcel Breuer and Herbert Beckhard and Nolen-Swinburne & Associates, 1963-1968. 96,97,98,99,100 Resort Town Flaine, H. S., France, Marcel Breuer and Robert F. Gatje, Mario Jossa, associate, 1960-continuing. (Chapel Model-loan: Eric Boissonnas) 101,102,103 Interama Project, Miami, Florida, Marcel Breuer and Herbert Beckhard, 1965-1967. 104,105,106 The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, N. Y., Marcel Breuer and Hamilton P. Smith, 1963-1966. 107,108,109 Koerfer House, Moscia, Tessin, Switzerland, Marcel Breuer and Herbert Beckhard, 1963-1967. 110,111 Sports Park, Flushing Meadows, , Marcel Breuer and Herbert Beckhard (A &B on plan) 1967. A study in collaboration with Kenzo Tange, Tokyo (D &F on plan) and Lawrence Halprin for general layouts and sports fields (C &E on plan). 112,113,114 New York University, Technology II, The Bronx, New York, Marcel Breuer and Hamilton P. Smith, 1964-1969. 115 Tapestry, composition three, Marcel Breuer, 1972. (Loan: Torin Corporation) 116,117 Yale University, Applied Sciences Building, New Haven, Conn., Marcel Breuer and Hamilton P. Smith, 1965-1969. 118,119,120 Priory of the Annunciation, Bismarck, North Dakota, Marcel Breuer and Hamilton P. Smith, 1954-1963. 121,122,123 Mary College, Bismarck, North Dakota, Marcel Breuer, Hamilton P. Smith, and Tician Papachristou, 1965-1968. 124 Mary College, Bismarck, North Dakota, Dormitory facade panel mock-up. 125,126,127,128,129,130 Satellite town near Bayonne, France, Marcel Breuer and Robert F. Gatje, Guillermo Carreras, associate, B. E. R. U., economic planning, 1963-continuing. 131 Headquarters for Health, Education, and Welfare Department, Washington, D. C., Marcel Breuer and Herbert Beckhard, Nolen-Swinburne & Associates, 1968-under construction. (Loan: General Services Administration) 132,133,134 IBM Research Center, La Gaude, Var, France, Marcel Breuer and Robert F. Gatje, Mario Jossa, associate, 1960-1961, addition 1968-1969. 135 IBM Research Center, La Gaude, France, 3/4 size mock-up, "tree" column. 136 Tapestry, composition two, Marcel Breuer, 1962. (Loan: Vera) 137,138,139 Franciscan Convent, Baldegg, Switzerland, Marcel Breuer and Robert F. Gatje, Beat Jordi, associate, Beat von Segesser, coordination, 1968-1972. 140,141,142 The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, Marcel Breuer and Hamilton P. Smith, 1967-1970. 143,144,145 Laboratory Building, Torin Corporation, Torrington, Conn., Marcel Breuer and Herbert Beckhard, Frank Richlan, associate, 1970-1971. 146,147 IBM complex, first and second phase, Boca Raton, Florida, Marcel Breuer and Robert F. Gatje, 1967-continuing. 148 Tapestry, composition one, Marcel Breuer, 1961. (Loan: Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Breuer) 149,150,151 Armstrong Rubber Company Headquarters, West Haven, Conn., Marcel Breuer and Robert F. Gatje, 1966-1969. 152 The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Washington, D. C., Marcel Breuer and Herbert Beckhard, 1966. 153,154,155 St. Francis de Sales Parish Church, Muskegon, Michigan, Marcel Breuer and Herbert Beckhard, 1961-1967. 156 St. John's University, Library, -3/4size mock-up, interior "tree" column. 157 Dining table, Soriano House, Marcel Breuer and Tician Papachristou, 1972. (Loan: Mr. and Mrs. Jose Soriano) 158 Iron candleholders, Marcel Breuer, 1960. (Loan: Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Breuer) 159 Small silver candleholders, Marcel Breuer, 1954. (Loan: St. John's Abbey) 160 Silver candleholders, Marcel Breuer, 1955. (Loan: Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Breuer) 161 Multi-lens glass, Marcel Breuer, 1929. (Loan: Marcel Breuer) 162 Atlanta Public Library, Atlanta, Georgia, Marcel Breuer and Hamilton P. Smith, 1971. 163 175 Park Ave., New York City, Marcel Breuer and Herbert Beckhard, 1968. 164,165,166 Geller House II, Lawrence, Long Island, New York, Marcel Breuer and Herbert Beckhard, 1967-1969. 167,168,169 Stillman House II, Litchfield, Conn., Marcel Breuer and Herbert Beckhard, 1965-1966. 170 Laboratoires Sarget, Headquarters and Pharmaceutical Plant, Bordeaux, France, Marcel Breuer and Robert F. Gatje, 1965-1968. 171,172,173 Cleveland Trust Company Headquarters, Cleveland, Ohio, Marcel Breuer and Hamilton P. Smith, 1967-1971.