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Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

October 21, 2023

Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, the world's largest architecture library, is located in Avery Hall on the Morningside Heights campus of Columbia University in New York City. Serving Columbia's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and the Department of Art History and Archaeology, Avery Library collects books and periodicals in architecture, historic preservation, art history, painting, sculpting, graphic arts, decorative arts, city planning, real estate, and archaeology, as well as archival materials primarily documenting 19th- and 20th-century American architects and architecture. The architectural, fine arts, Ware, and archival collections are non-circulating. The Avery-LC Collection, primarily newer print books, does circulate.

Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Avery Hall
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
TypeAcademic library
Established1890
Branch ofColumbia University Libraries
Collection
Size400,000
Other information
Websitelibrary.columbia.edu/libraries/avery.html

History Edit

Avery Library is named for New York architect Henry Ogden Avery, a friend of William Robert Ware, who was the first professor of architecture at Columbia University in 1881. Soon after Avery's death in 1890, his parents, Samuel Putnam Avery and Mary Ogden Avery, established the library as a memorial to their son. They offered his collection of 2,000 books, mostly in architecture, archaeology, and the decorative arts, many of his original drawings, as well a $30,000 to round out the book collection and to create an endowment. The Library now holds more than 400,000 volumes and receives approximately 900 periodicals, with legacy holdings of approximately 1,900 serial titles.[1]

Collection Edit

Avery Library's collection in architecture literature is among the largest in the world and includes such highlights as the first Western printed book on architecture, De re aedificatoria (1485), by Leone Battista Alberti; Francesco Colonna's Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (1499); works by Giovanni Battista Piranesi; and classics of modernism by Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier, with the rarest materials held in the library's Classics (Rare Book) Department. In 2012, Avery, in partnership with the Museum of Modern Art, acquired the entire archive of Frank Lloyd Wright.[2]

Art Properties Edit

 
George Grey Barnard, The Great God Pan (bronze, 1898–1899), New York City.

Art Properties oversees the collection of art and cultural artifacts owned by Columbia University. More than 90% of the collection comes from donations and bequests by alumni, faculty, administrators, and students. Comprising more than 13,000 works of art in all media, displayed in buildings at each campus and held in storage, the art collection reflects all cultures and time periods. Highlights from the collection include: the public outdoor sculpture on all the campuses, including works by Auguste Rodin, Daniel Chester French, Henry Moore, and Clement Meadmore; nearly 2,000 paintings, including hundreds of portraits of Columbia administrators and faculty since the eighteenth century; about 1,000 works of fine art photography from daguerreotypes to contemporary works; the Sackler Collection of over 2,000 Asian art works, including Buddhist sculpture in stone, bronze, and polychrome wood from India, China, Japan, and the Ancient Near East; and hundreds of works on paper (drawings, watercolors, prints) and decorative arts (ceramics, tapestries, furniture) from around the globe. Among the larger collections of works by individual artists are photographs and prints by Andy Warhol and the largest collection of paintings, drawings, and watercolors by Florine Stettheimer (1871–1944).[3]

Classics Edit

Avery Classics is the rare book department of Avery Library. It contains approximately 40,000 printed volumes published over seven centuries, from Leon Battista Alberti’s De re aedificatoria (1485) to the recent limited edition volume, Olafur Eliasson’s Your House (2006). The Classics collection also has important holdings of manuscripts, broadsides, photographs, periodicals, graphic suites—including Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Carceri (Prisons) and Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome)—and printed ephemera. Notable special collections within Classics include the Trade Catalog Collection, which is one of the largest collections of catalogs of the American building trades anywhere, and the American View Book Collection, which includes books, pamphlets, and brochures that document cities, towns, and buildings throughout the United States. While an appointment is necessary, Avery Classics is open to the general public for research.[4]

Drawings & Archives Edit

 
North elevation of the Robie House, from the Frank Lloyd Wright archives
 
Bird's-eye view of Rockefeller Center, Hugh Ferriss. 1906.
 
Illustration from book six of Tutte l'opere d'architettura et prospetiva, Sebastiano Serlio, c. 1550

Avery's Drawings & Archives department is among the largest and most significant architectural archives in the world.[1] Its holdings include more than two million architectural drawings, photographs, manuscripts, business records, audio-visual recordings, and other related materials, primarily documenting the architectural history New York City and the surrounding region, with significant and wide-ranging examples of American and international architecture relating to the work of New York-based architects and alumni of Columbia's School of Architecture.

Among the notable architects and designers represented in the collection are:

The Archives also holds the records of the Empire State Building, Guastavino Fireproof Construction Company, the New York Architectural Terra-Cotta Co., and Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York, as well as papers of artist and writer Kenyon Cox, journalist Douglas Haskell, who was editor of Architectural Forum, and drawings by mural and stained glass artist John LaFarge. The department also has major archives of architectural photography, including works by C. D. Arnold, George Cserna, Samuel H. Gottscho, and Joseph W. Molitor. Lastly, the department holds Antonio Lafreri’s "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae".

Avery Index Edit

Avery Library is also home to the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals. Begun at Avery in 1934 by Talbot Hamlin,[5] the Index provides citations to articles in approximately 300 current and over 1,000 retrospective architectural and related periodicals, with primary emphasis on architectural design and history as well as archaeology, landscape architecture, interior design, decorative arts, garden history, historic preservation, urban planning and design, real estate development, and environmental studies. The Index also includes a large body of obituaries of architects. Until July 1, 2009, the Getty Information Institute and later GRI co-produced the index. On that date, GRI transferred the database back to Columbia University, which continues to maintain it.[6]

References Edit

  1. ^ a b "Discover the World's Largest Architectural Library: Columbia University's Avery Library". gazette-drouot.com. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  2. ^ "A Vast Frank Lloyd Wright Archive Is Moving to New York". The New York Times. September 3, 2012.
  3. ^ "Art Properties | Columbia University Libraries". library.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  4. ^ "Avery Classics Collection | Columbia University Libraries". library.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  5. ^ . Columbia University Libraries. Archived from the original on June 24, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  6. ^ . Columbia University Libraries. Columbia University. July 1, 2009. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2011.

External links Edit

  • Official Website

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Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library the world s largest architecture library is located in Avery Hall on the Morningside Heights campus of Columbia University in New York City Serving Columbia s Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation and the Department of Art History and Archaeology Avery Library collects books and periodicals in architecture historic preservation art history painting sculpting graphic arts decorative arts city planning real estate and archaeology as well as archival materials primarily documenting 19th and 20th century American architects and architecture The architectural fine arts Ware and archival collections are non circulating The Avery LC Collection primarily newer print books does circulate Avery Architectural and Fine Arts LibraryAvery HallLocationNew York City New York United StatesTypeAcademic libraryEstablished1890Branch ofColumbia University LibrariesCollectionSize400 000Other informationWebsitelibrary wbr columbia wbr edu wbr libraries wbr avery wbr html Contents 1 History 2 Collection 3 Art Properties 4 Classics 5 Drawings amp Archives 6 Avery Index 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditAvery Library is named for New York architect Henry Ogden Avery a friend of William Robert Ware who was the first professor of architecture at Columbia University in 1881 Soon after Avery s death in 1890 his parents Samuel Putnam Avery and Mary Ogden Avery established the library as a memorial to their son They offered his collection of 2 000 books mostly in architecture archaeology and the decorative arts many of his original drawings as well a 30 000 to round out the book collection and to create an endowment The Library now holds more than 400 000 volumes and receives approximately 900 periodicals with legacy holdings of approximately 1 900 serial titles 1 Collection EditAvery Library s collection in architecture literature is among the largest in the world and includes such highlights as the first Western printed book on architecture De re aedificatoria 1485 by Leone Battista Alberti Francesco Colonna s Hypnerotomachia Poliphili 1499 works by Giovanni Battista Piranesi and classics of modernism by Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier with the rarest materials held in the library s Classics Rare Book Department In 2012 Avery in partnership with the Museum of Modern Art acquired the entire archive of Frank Lloyd Wright 2 Art Properties Edit nbsp George Grey Barnard The Great God Pan bronze 1898 1899 New York City Art Properties oversees the collection of art and cultural artifacts owned by Columbia University More than 90 of the collection comes from donations and bequests by alumni faculty administrators and students Comprising more than 13 000 works of art in all media displayed in buildings at each campus and held in storage the art collection reflects all cultures and time periods Highlights from the collection include the public outdoor sculpture on all the campuses including works by Auguste Rodin Daniel Chester French Henry Moore and Clement Meadmore nearly 2 000 paintings including hundreds of portraits of Columbia administrators and faculty since the eighteenth century about 1 000 works of fine art photography from daguerreotypes to contemporary works the Sackler Collection of over 2 000 Asian art works including Buddhist sculpture in stone bronze and polychrome wood from India China Japan and the Ancient Near East and hundreds of works on paper drawings watercolors prints and decorative arts ceramics tapestries furniture from around the globe Among the larger collections of works by individual artists are photographs and prints by Andy Warhol and the largest collection of paintings drawings and watercolors by Florine Stettheimer 1871 1944 3 Classics EditAvery Classics is the rare book department of Avery Library It contains approximately 40 000 printed volumes published over seven centuries from Leon Battista Alberti s De re aedificatoria 1485 to the recent limited edition volume Olafur Eliasson s Your House 2006 The Classics collection also has important holdings of manuscripts broadsides photographs periodicals graphic suites including Giovanni Battista Piranesi s Carceri Prisons and Vedute di Roma Views of Rome and printed ephemera Notable special collections within Classics include the Trade Catalog Collection which is one of the largest collections of catalogs of the American building trades anywhere and the American View Book Collection which includes books pamphlets and brochures that document cities towns and buildings throughout the United States While an appointment is necessary Avery Classics is open to the general public for research 4 Drawings amp Archives Edit nbsp North elevation of the Robie House from the Frank Lloyd Wright archives nbsp Bird s eye view of Rockefeller Center Hugh Ferriss 1906 nbsp Illustration from book six of Tutte l opere d architettura et prospetiva Sebastiano Serlio c 1550Avery s Drawings amp Archives department is among the largest and most significant architectural archives in the world 1 Its holdings include more than two million architectural drawings photographs manuscripts business records audio visual recordings and other related materials primarily documenting the architectural history New York City and the surrounding region with significant and wide ranging examples of American and international architecture relating to the work of New York based architects and alumni of Columbia s School of Architecture Among the notable architects and designers represented in the collection are Max Abramovitz Oscar Bluemner Gordon Bunshaft Walker O Cain Felix Candela Carrere and Hastings Giorgio Cavaglieri Serge Chermayeff Ogden Codman Jr Harvey Wiley Corbett Le Corbusier Ralph Adams Cram Alexander Jackson Davis Delano amp Aldrich Leopold Eidlitz Wilson Eyre Abe Feder Fellheimer amp Wagner Ernest Flagg Hugh Ferriss Greene and Greene Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue Percival Goodman Ferdinand Gottlieb Hector Guimard Charles Coolidge Haight Wallace K Harrison Herts amp Tallant Raymond Hood Norman Jaffe John MacLane Johansen Philip Johnson Ely Jacques Kahn Charles R Lamb Thomas W Lamb Morris Lapidus Lee Lawrie Detlef Lienau Harold Van Buren Magonigle McKim Mead and White John J McNamara Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Mayers Murray amp Phillip Hermann Muthesius Paul Nelson Richard Neutra Carl Pfeiffer Charles A Platt John Russell Pope James Renwick Jr James Gamble Rogers Emery Roth Emery Roth amp Sons John Calvin Stevens Gustav Stickley Russell Sturgis Louis Sullivan Edgar Tafel Martin E Thompson Bernard Tschumi Richard Upjohn Isaac Ware Warren amp Wetmore Stanford White Frederick Clarke Withers Shadrach Woods Frank Lloyd Wright York and Sawyer The Archives also holds the records of the Empire State Building Guastavino Fireproof Construction Company the New York Architectural Terra Cotta Co and Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx New York as well as papers of artist and writer Kenyon Cox journalist Douglas Haskell who was editor of Architectural Forum and drawings by mural and stained glass artist John LaFarge The department also has major archives of architectural photography including works by C D Arnold George Cserna Samuel H Gottscho and Joseph W Molitor Lastly the department holds Antonio Lafreri s Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae Avery Index EditAvery Library is also home to the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals Begun at Avery in 1934 by Talbot Hamlin 5 the Index provides citations to articles in approximately 300 current and over 1 000 retrospective architectural and related periodicals with primary emphasis on architectural design and history as well as archaeology landscape architecture interior design decorative arts garden history historic preservation urban planning and design real estate development and environmental studies The Index also includes a large body of obituaries of architects Until July 1 2009 the Getty Information Institute and later GRI co produced the index On that date GRI transferred the database back to Columbia University which continues to maintain it 6 References Edit a b Discover the World s Largest Architectural Library Columbia University s Avery Library gazette drouot com 6 November 2020 Retrieved 2021 06 23 A Vast Frank Lloyd Wright Archive Is Moving to New York The New York Times September 3 2012 Art Properties Columbia University Libraries library columbia edu Retrieved 2021 06 23 Avery Classics Collection Columbia University Libraries library columbia edu Retrieved 2021 06 23 Talbot F Hamlin 1889 1956 Columbia University Libraries Archived from the original on June 24 2019 Retrieved March 10 2018 Avery Index Returns to Columbia University Columbia University Libraries Columbia University July 1 2009 Archived from the original on July 27 2011 Retrieved May 26 2011 External links EditOfficial Website40 48 29 5 N 73 57 39 5 W 40 808194 N 73 960972 W 40 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