Saarinen, Eero, 1910-1961

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role

Collector Scholar/Critic/Expert

dates

1910-1961

city

Bloomfield Hills

state

MI

other cities

Helsinki, Finland;

sex

M

historical notes

Architect, and collector, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
Eero was born in Helsinki, Finland, son of architect Eliel Saarinen.

Eero Saarinen received a B.F.A. from Yale University in 1934. He was the architect for buildings at Drake University, MIT, Concordia College, and Yale University. Saarinen also designed buildings for IBM and General Motors. He received awards for his furniture designs in 1940 and 1953, and five First Honor awards from the American Institute of Architects in 1955 and 1956.

decades
of activity

1940-1950
1950-1960

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10/31/2024 13:33:17

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Archives/Repository	Collection Title	Collection Details
Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200	Aline and Eero Saarinen papers, 1906-1977	see details...
The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives	Museum of Modern Art exhibition correspondence concerning Eero Saarinen, 1958-1959.	see details...
Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives	Eero Saarinen collection, 1880-2004 (inclusive), 1938-1969 (bulk).	see details...
Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200	Florence Knoll Bassett papers, 1932-2000.	see details...
Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200	Theodore Roszak papers 1928-1981.	see details...
The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives	Artist file: Saarinen, Eero, 1910-1961; miscellaneous uncataloged material.	see details...
University of Texas, Austin Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center	Indiana architectural collection, 1955.	see details...