Item Information
Title: Photograph of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Date: 1953 January
Physical Details: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Description: Photograph of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe taken by Hugo Weber at 86 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois. Mies van der Rohe is shown seated and smoking a cigar, with bottles visible in foreground. Harry Callahan is likely the figure whose hands are shown left of Mies van der Rohe.
Inscription (handwritten) on verso: Photo Hugo Weber Chicago, Ill. 1953, Jan. 86; "three hands, two bottles" Mies v.d. Rohe & Harry Callahan in conversation; 86 Lake Shore Drive on sunny Sunday afternoon (both Lake Shore Drive buildings showing; Harry's glass) bottles strictly pre session
Creator: Weber, Hugo, 1918-1971, photographer
Forms part of: Hugo Weber papers, 1932-1971
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Hugo Weber. Photograph of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, 1953 January. Hugo Weber papers, 1932-1971. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Digital ID: 20700