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still imageYear:
1946
Contributors
Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
Description
Photograph taken by Mary Henry in 1946 as part of a photography course taught by László Moholy-Nagy at the Institute of Design. Inscription on verso: "Beginning photo lessons in Moholy-Nagy's class, learning to focus the camera, develop & print the negative. Chicago, 1946, Institute of Design." more
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Untitled
still imageYear:
1946
Contributors
Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
Description
Photograph taken by Mary Henry in 1946 as part of a photography course taught by László Moholy-Nagy at the Institute of Design. Inscription on verso: "Photographed for Moholy-Nagy's class at the Institute of Design, 1946. A lesson in lighting the subject." more
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Mary Henry with painting, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1988
still imageYear:
1988
Contributors
Sato, Riyo
Description
Photograph of Mary Henry standing with one of her paintings (title unknown) in S.R. Crown Hall, ca. 1988. The photograph was taken by Henry's fellow Institute of Design alumnus Riyo Sato. Inscription on verso reads "At the Institute of Design - Mary Henry with her painting donated to IIT - Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, at the 50th year reunion of the ID late 80s · Photo by… more
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Mary Henry and Emerson Woelffer, Chicago, Illinois, 1945
still imageYear:
1945
Contributors
Description
Photograph of Institute of Design student Mary Henry with instructor Emerson Woelffer. Inscriptions on verso read "1945 Woelffer Mary Henry Chicago" and "Remember? I always thought you were terrific! Wow!" Photographer unknown. more
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Mary Henry at the Institute of Design, Chicago, Illinois, 1945-1946
still imageYear:
1945 to 1946
Contributors
Description
Photograph of Mary Henry working on a metal sculpture as a student at the Institute of Design in 1945 or 1946. Inscription on verso reads "Mary Henry at the Institute of Design in Chicago - Oak + Rush Streets - 1945-1946. I am constructing a metal sculpture in Nathan Lerner's workshop." Photographer unknown. The color in this photograph appears to be blue ink that has bled onto the… more
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The Institute of Design 50th Anniversary Alumni Bash leaflet
Year:
1988
Contributors
Illinois Institute of Technology. Institute of Design
Description
Leaflet for attendees of The Institute of Design 50th Anniversary Alumni Bash, including a schedule for the event. The event was held in Crown Hall and Hermann Hall, and included an alumni art exhibit and film screening.
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Untitled
still imageYear:
1946
Contributors
Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
Description
Untitled photograph by Mary Henry from her time as a student at the Institute of Design. Inscription on verso: "Photo lesson (Moholy-Nagy's photographic class at I.D., 1946. Study for showing shadows on 3 dimensional objects - lesson in lighting -" more
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Untitled
still imageYear:
1946
Contributors
Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
Description
Photograph of a sculpture by Mary Henry taken during her time as a student at the Institute of Design. Inscription on verso: "A lesson in welding in N. Lerner's class - I.D., 1946. Photographed in Moholy's class showing different lighting effects." more
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Untitled
still imageYear:
1946
Contributors
Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
Description
Photograph taken by Mary Henry of a sculpture she made in Nathan Lerner's workshop during her time as a student at the Institute of Design. Inscription on verso: "Mary Henry Photography under Moholy-Nagy. Institute of Design, Chicago. Wire sculpture made in Nathan Lerner's Workshop, I.D." more
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Design Direction, Book 2
still imageYear:
1946
Contributors
Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009
Description
Design Direction was Mary Henry's 1946 thesis for her graduate degree at the Institute of Design. The project, completed in collaboration with Emerson Woelffer, was based on a class for beginning students taught by Woelffer at ID. The course consisted of 18 exercises exploring the basic elements of design, each of which is represented in Henry's Design Directions. Book 1 consists of the… more
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