PP/14/1/1 - Gropius in England

Reference code

PP/14/1/1

Level of description

Item

Title

Gropius in England

Date/s

1970

Quantity & Format

2 sub-items Lectures

Personal name

Gropius, Ise
Morris, Henry, 1889-1961
Pevsner, Nikolaus, 1902-1983

Subject

Bauhaus-Archiv (Darmstadt)
Impington Village College
Isokon Furniture Company
National Research and Development Council

Creator

Pritchard, John Craven,

Scope and content

Typed final copy and draft copy of a lecture given at the Bauhaus Archiv in Darmstadt [by Jack Pritchard], 17/1/70. [Jack Pritchard] describes the arrival of Walter and Ise Gropius to England and discusses the effects of the industrial revolution on design in England through to the 1930's. He discusses the projects Gropius was involved with, including Impington Village College and Isokon Furniture Company Ltd. and Gropius' continuing influence on architecture and design in England. Jack Pritchard stresses that England is more creative and forward looking than in 1934 when Gropius first arrived and cites the National Research and Development Council as a good example.

Both copies of the lecture are heavily annotated. Final copy 19pp. with a list of accompanying slides and annotated quotation from Henry Morris and Nikolaus Pevsner attached. Draft copy 45pp. "pages 5,6,42 missing".

PP - Pritchard Papers
- PP/14 - Papers given to learned bodies [by Jack Pritchard]
  - PP/14/1 - Walter Gropius and the Bauhaus
    - PP/14/1/1 - Gropius in England

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