Lecture by Walter Hoving and George O'Brien titled "The Crisis Of Design and Aesthetics in American Management," 1973

 

Name
Hoving, Walter, 1897-1989 (Interviewee)
O'Brien, George, 1927-2005 (Interviewee)
Title
Lecture by Walter Hoving and George O'Brien titled "The Crisis Of Design and Aesthetics in American Management," 1973
Abstract
In this lecture, Walter Hoving explains the rationale for the Tiffany-Wharton lecture series and discusses the impact of the current dearth of quality corporate design on American businesses. George O'Brien then outlines the important role of design directors in conceptualizing and editing a corporate organization's design aesthetic
Collection Name
Tiffany-Wharton Lectures on Corporate Design Management sound recordings
Subjects
Industrial design; Hoving, Walter, 1897-1989; O'Brien, George, 1927-2005
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1973
Note (Biographical)
Walter Hoving was Chairman of Tiffany & Company from 1955 to 1980. George O'Brien was Tiffany & Company's Vice President and Director of Design Development
Note
Lecture given by Walter Hoving and George O'Brien on October 3, 1973 at the Fine Arts Building of the University of Pennsylvania. Recorded by the Language Laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
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Catalog Record
15290111
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-h1db-df40
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.