Name
Pei, I. M., 1917-2019 (Interviewee)
Diamonstein-Spielvogel, Barbaralee (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with I.M. Pei 1978
Abstract
Emigration from China, 1935; teaching at Harvard School of Design, 1945-48; work with William Zeckendorf in Webb & Knapp, 1948-55, on urban redevelopment design; design of Roosevelt Island buildings, John Hancock building, Kennedy Library, Dallas Municipal Administration Center, and National Gallery wing; issues in museum design.
Collection Name
New York's art world project
Subjects
Architects; Arts--United States; Art museums--United States; Architecture--Study and teaching; Architecture--United States; Urban renewal; Pei, I. M., 1917-2019
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1978
Physical Description
86 pages
Note (Biographical)
Architect.
Note
Interviewed by Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel on March 23, 1978.
Digitized from analog recordings: Original available in the Columbia Center for Oral History, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Libraries
Note (Provenance)
Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel, Gift 1978-1979
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
13528140
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-d3h2-s159
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.