Edward Larrabee Barnes collection

Collection

Identifier: N127

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

The collection comprises a proposal for the remodeling of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.

Dates

Creation: 1967-1969

Creator

Barnes, Edward Larrabee, 1915-2004 (Person)

Language of Materials

English

Restrictions on Access

Available for use in the Manuscripts Division reading room. Advance notice is requested.

Restrictions on Use

There are no restrictions on the use of materials in this collection. Copies can be requested if the condition of the originals warrants it.

Biographical Note

Edward Larrabee Barnes was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1915. He earned his bachelor's and master's in architecture from Harvard University. After extensive travel through Europe, Barnes set up an architectural practice in New York in 1949. He was an instructor of architecture at Pratt Institute (New York) and Yale University and he served as vice-president to the American Academy in Rome. Barnes designed a wide variety of buildings, including civic, commercial and educational, and is noted for his clean designs. His firm designed the I.B.M. Headquarters in New York, the Dallas Art Museum and the original Walker Art Museum in Minneapolis. Edward Barnes died on September 21, 2004.