The Farnsworth House
Type
Label
The Farnsworth House
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The Farnsworth House
Oclc number
897768110
resource.otherEventInformation
Originally produced by Lost and Found Productions in 2008
Runtime
22
Summary
Sixty miles southwest of Chicago is one of the great houses of the world, the Farnsworth House, built by Mies van der Rohe for a Chicago physician, Edith Farnsworth. Lord Peter Palumbo, second owner of the house, tells of his passion for this masterpiece, built in 1951. The 21 minute documentary reveals the history of the commission, the achievement of the design, the problems of the site, including flooding, and the involvement of the client, Dr. Edith Farnsworth
Technique
live action
Contributor
Subject
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