Ackerman, James S., b. 1919
Architectural historian, Art historianCambridge, Mass. (Show Bio)
James S. Ackerman papers, [ca. 1942-1950]
0.4 linear ft.
Lecture notes, lecture outlines, and writings from Ackerman's graduate student years at the New York University Institute of Fine Arts, ca. 1942-1950. Included are notes from courses given by Henry Russell Hitchcock, R. Krautheimer, Erwin Panofsky, Meyer Shapiro, Dimitri Tselos, and Martin Weinberger; also mimeographed lecture outlines of various courses; and a 1 p. Christmas skit by graduates of the Institute. Also included is a notebook of commentary on works of art and architecture kept by Ackerman while he travelled in France and Italy in 1948; a copy of "Shooting Palladio," Ackerman's account of the filming of "Palladio: the Architect and his Influence in America," based on a diary kept from 1977-1980; and photographs.
Donated 1990 and 1996 by James Ackerman.
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