Lucien Hervé photographs of architecture and artworks by Le
Corbusier
Title:
Lucien Hervé photographs of architecture and artworks by Le Corbusier
Dates:
1949-1965
Number:
2002.R.41
Creator/Collector:
Hervé,
Lucien
Extent:
12.6 linear feet
(42 boxes)
Abstract:
The collection contains over 18,000 photographic negatives, 1,700
color slides, and 1,200 transparencies taken by Lucien Hervé, Le Corbusier's official
photographer. Organized by project, this photographic material includes both Hervé's
original negatives and copys negatives from the work of other photographers who have
documented Le Corbusier's architectural projects. Subjects include Le Corbusier's executed
buildings, unrealized architectural designs, and non-architectural works, such as paintings,
tapestries, and sculptures. The collection also contains hundreds of portraits of Le
Corbusier, both formal and informal.
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Language:
Collection material is in English, with some French.
Repository:
The Getty Research Institute Special Collections 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100 Los Angeles 90049-1688 reference@getty.edu URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/askref (310) 440-7390
