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| The Martin S. Kermacy Collection represents a lifetime of collecting by a distinguished professor in architecture at The University of Texas at Austin. It is a voluminous collection of architectural drawings, photographs, slides, maps, art and architectural books covering the core subjects of European architecture of the 19th and 20th centuries, particularly the Austrian Secession and the German Jugendstil. Kermacy started collecting during his tenure as a Fulbright Lecturer at the Technische Hochschule Wien during 1955 and 1956. The collection holds many of the most important monographs on these early modernists, principally Wagner, Hoffmann, Olbrich, and Loos. But more importantly, the Kermacy Collection contains many of the most important and rare theoretical documents for the Austrian Secessionists which are richly illustrated by the architectural drawings and photographic materials. The collection is extraordinary in this regard. |
Steinhofkirsche, 1905 Vienna, Austria Otto Wagner Blueline print on paper; mounted on board
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| Copyright 1999. The Alexander Architectural Archive. The University of Texas at Austin. All images are in collections of the Alexander Architectural Archive. Images are either copyrighted by the University of Texas at Austin or are used in accordance with fair use laws. The exhibit (and the images therein) is provided for educational purposes only. Any unauthorized use or duplication is strictly prohibited. |
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