Object Details
- Collection Creator
- Knoll, Florence, 1917-2019
- See more items in
- Florence Knoll Bassett papers
- Sponsor
- Funding for the digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
- Extent
- (Boxes 1-2; 2 portfolios)
- Date
- 1932-1984, 1999
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Art
- Identifier
- AAA.knolflor, Series 3
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Florence Knoll Bassett papers, 1932-2000. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Collection Rights
- The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
- Scope and Contents note
- The first item in this series is a portfolio of original, and copies of, drawings, sketches, plans, and miscellany, such as two greeting cards designed by Hans and Florence Knoll, in addition to copies of printed matter and photographs of projects undertaken by Knoll Associates. The majority of the designs were executed by Knoll Bassett for her own use or as more formal presentations for clients, but there are also copies of sketches by others including Hans Knoll and Andy Warhol. The material includes the original drawing for Knoll Bassett's first house design at Kingswood School, executed in 1932. Material relating to Knoll projects illustrate Knoll Bassett's practice of using three-dimensional models with fabric swatches applied to furniture layout plans for client presentations, a technique which later became a standard in the profession. The portfolio is annotated by Knoll Bassett. A spiral-bound portfolio containing sketches by Knoll Bassett of a cruise of the Greek Islands in 1967 can also be found here.
- Collection Restrictions
- The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment.
- Record ID
- ebl-1562712033796-1562712033805-2
