Discover architect, architectural historian Philip Johnson

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: Johnson, Philip Cortelyou

Qualifications: architect, architectural historian

Nationality/school: American

Born: Cleveland (Ohio) 1906-07-08

Deceased: New Canaan (Connecticut) 2005-01-25

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3 hits in RKDlibrary as subject
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Biographical information

Education: Harvard Graduate School of Design

Active in

New Haven (Connecticut)
studied history and philosophy at Harvard University
Europa
with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1928
New York City 1930 - 1936
head of architecture at Museum of Modern Art; resigned in 1936 but was back in 1946
New Haven (Connecticut) 1940
studied architecture with Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer

born in

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Connections with other artists

Influenced by In contrast with ‘follower of’, we speak of ‘influenced by’ when an artist was influenced outside the context of an educational setting or servile following. An artist can be influenced by several artists at once, or in succession. In addition, there may be question of a transition to a personal style which may demonstrate development.: Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig

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American Institute of Architects Gold Medal in 1978
Pritzker Architecture Prize
in 1979

Member of

National Academy (New York)
associate member in 1961; full academician in 1963

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Literature in RKDLibrary: 3 hits in RKDlibrary as subject
1 hit in RKDlibrary as author

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Project: Mondrian Edition project

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