HOUSTON, TX.- John and Dominique de Menil, arriving in Houston from France in 1941, built one of the world’s great art collections, championed modern architects and filmmakers, and became passionately involved in human-rights causes. In the proces…
Victoria and Albert Museum in London Acquires Rare Philip Johnson Drawing
NEW YORK, NY.- Out of the depths of a privately owned and previously unknown archive of drawings by the influential and always controversial postmodern architect Philip Johnson (1906-2005), The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London has acquired a …
Modern Views: A Project To Benefit The Farnsworth House And Glass House
NEW YORK, NY.- The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced that 100 works donated to the Modern Views project to benefit the Mies van der Rohe’s 1951 Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois and Philip Johnson’s 1949 Glass House in New …
MAN OF VISION
MAN OF VISIONA tribute to the art and architecture of Robert DamoraBy Joanna Lehan“It hit me like a ton of bricks.” That is a funny way to describe one’s response to an architectural exhibition, but that unintentional pun is how Robert Damora oft…
Philip Johnson’s First Foray
By Karla Cavarra BrittonA little-heralded house in Westchester County, New York, holds a distinguished place in the history of modern American architecture.Above: A 1976 Robert Damora photo of the facade of the Booth HousePhotography by Robert Damora …