Breuer interviewed by Robert Osborn ("From Pécs to Vienna to Weimar") , Nov. 22, 1976.
Select: Breuer interviewed by Robert Osborn ("From Pécs to Vienna to Weimar") , Nov. 22, 1976. 2 Cassettes Includes born-digital records, see ER01 Scope and Contents note (approximately 30 minutes with a 3-minute blank area on side 2 before the interview continues; Breuer describes his travels in 1920, from his hometown in Hungary to his arrival at the Bauhaus, including brief descriptions of the Hungarian painter Papp and of his first meeting with Johannes Itten and Josef Albers)
Breuer interviewed by Robert Osborn ("From Pécs to Vienna to Weimar", Nov. 22, 1976), Partial Digitized Audio Recording, 2014
Select: Breuer interviewed by Robert Osborn ("From Pécs to Vienna to Weimar", Nov. 22, 1976), Partial Digitized Audio Recording, 2014 0.14 Gigabytes8 computer files
György Kepes interviewed by Constance Breuer in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, August 29, 1983
Select: György Kepes interviewed by Constance Breuer in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, August 29, 1983 Scope and Contents note Folder includes transcript. Approximately 30 minutes, side 2 is blank; Kepes recalls his first meeting with Breuer in Berlin in 1930, describes Hungarian architect Schabuk, and discusses his house built by Breuer in Wellfleet.
Mr. A. Elzas interviewed by Rufus [?] Stillman (and Constance Breuer) concerning the construction of the De Bijenkorf Department Store and Garage in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, September 11, 1983
Select: Mr. A. Elzas interviewed by Rufus [?] Stillman (and Constance Breuer) concerning the construction of the De Bijenkorf Department Store and Garage in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, September 11, 1983 Scope and Contents note (2 tapes, approximately 90 minutes, side 2 of Tape 2 is blank. Tape 1: Elzas recounts the history of the building of the De Bijenkorf Store, including recollections of Breuer and G. Van der Wal, with brief references to their reaction to the assassination of John F. Kennedy; Tape 2: Elzas discusses the Van Leer office building in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, and mentions the circus; he discusses Naum Gabo's sculpture and briefly refers to Alexander Calder's work; there is also a description of a trip to Greece with Breuer and I. M. Pei and a discussion of the Flaine Ski Resort Town)
Jacques and Christina Koerfer interviewed by Constance Breuer, in Breuer's apartment, New York, New York, November 1, 1984
Select: Jacques and Christina Koerfer interviewed by Constance Breuer, in Breuer's apartment, New York, New York, November 1, 1984 Scope and Contents note (approximately 45 minutes; the Koerfers recount their first meeting with Breuer and the history of the building of their house in Switzerland; they describe their art collection and tell anecdotes about the Koerfer family)
Harry Seidler interviewed by Constance Breuer, Jan. 2, 1985
Select: Harry Seidler interviewed by Constance Breuer, Jan. 2, 1985 Scope and Contents note Folder includes transcript. Approximately 30 minutes; beginning of side 2 is recorded at a slow speed and is partially unintelligible. Seidler gives an account of his student days with Breuer and his training under Breuer; he discusses Breuer's furniture designs, his opinion of Breuer's legacy, and the misinterpretation of modern architecture in the popular media; he also describes his life and career in Australia.
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