"Packaged House" System, 1942-1952: Construction

Identification and Creation

Object Number: BRGA.97.171
People: William F. Karsten, American
Konrad Wachsmann, German (Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany 1901 - 1980 Los Angeles, Cal., USA)
Walter Gropius, German (Berlin, Germany 1883 - 1969 Boston, Mass., USA)
Title: "Packaged House" System, 1942-1952: Construction
Classification: Photographs
Work Type: photograph
Date: c. 1943
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/177291

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

image: 18.3 x 22.8 cm (7 3/16 x 9 in.)
sheet: 19.5 x 23.6 cm (7 11/16 x 9 5/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

stamp: verso, c., black ink, English: Photo by/ William F. Karsten / 415 East 52nd Street / New York, N.Y. / Plaza 3-7874

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Walter Gropius
Object Number: BRGA.97.171
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
Permissions: The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Publication History

Mark Wigley, Konrad Wachsmann's Television Post-architectural Transmissions, Sternberg Press (Berlin, 2020), p. 36, fig. 6, ill. (b/w)

Subjects and Contexts

The Bauhaus

Verification Level

This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Your Collection

Log in to the Harvard Art Museums