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Florence Knoll Bassett, 1956

Florence Knoll Bassett Papers, 1932-2000

This site provides access to the papers of Florence Knoll Bassett in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2008 and total 1,287 images. The papers have been scanned in their entirety.

The papers of architect and designer Florence Knoll Bassett, measure approximately 2.5 linear feet dating from 1932 to 2000. Through correspondence, sketches, drawings, designs, subject files, photographs, and printed material, the collection selectively documents Knoll Bassett's education, her work with Knoll Associates from the 1940s until her resignation in 1965, and projects undertaken since her retirement. It is an important source of information on the development of interior architecture and design from the 1940s to the 1970s. Read more About this Collection.

Funding for the digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.