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Robert Charles Venturi, Jr. (Robert Venturi)

 
Robert Charles Venturi

American 20th-21st century architect
(Philadelphia, PA, 6/25/1925 – 2018)

From Getty ULAN: Born 25 June 1925. Studied, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1943-1950, B.A. 1947, MFA, 1950; American Academy, Rome (Rome Prize Fellowship) 1954-1956. From 1950 to 1958, Venturi worked successively for Oscar Stonorov, Eero Saarinen, and Louis I. Khan. Partner, Venturi, Cope and Lippincott, with Paul Cope and H. Mather Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1958-1961. Partner, Venturi and Short, with William Short, Philadelphia, 1961-1964. Partner, Venturi and Rauch, with John Rauch, Philadelphia, 1960-1980 or 1964-1980. Denise Scott joined the firm as Architect and Planner in 1967. Married the architect Denise Scott Brown in 1967. Partner, Venturi, Rauch, and Scott Brown, with Rauch and Scott Brown, Philadelphia, 1980-1989 Principal, Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, with Scott Brown, Philadelphia, since 1989. For full 2007 biography from portfolio I Am A House, see 7.2018.288.5.

36 objects

I Am A House (Portfolio of 26 prints and 6 letterpress sheets)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.1-.33
Image of I Am A House (Portfolio of 26 prints and 6 letterpress sheets)
 

Pair of Sofas

n.d.
leather
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.368.1-.2
Image of Pair of Sofas
 

Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown and Steven Izenour at Acadia Summer Arts Program (An A.S.A.P. Publication)

2010
paper on hardcover book
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.370
Image of Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown and Steven Izenour at Acadia Summer Arts Program (An A.S.A.P. Publication)
 

Certificate of Authenticity (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
letterpress on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.1
Image of Certificate of Authenticity (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

Colophon (From the Portfolio I Am a House)

2007
letterpress on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.2
Image of Colophon (From the Portfolio I Am a House)
 

Mannerism for Today (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
letterpress on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.3
Image of Mannerism for Today (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

Viva Diversity and Drawing with Love (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
letterpress on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.4
Image of Viva Diversity and Drawing with Love (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

Robert Venturi biography (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
letterpress on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.5
Image of Robert Venturi biography (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

List of Works (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
letterpress on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.6
Image of List of Works (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

McKim, Mead and White's Low House, Bristol, RI (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.7
Image of McKim, Mead and White's Low House, Bristol, RI (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

Coxe-Hayden House and Studio, Block Island, Rhode Island (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.8
Image of Coxe-Hayden House and Studio, Block Island, Rhode Island (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

Typical American HIghway Scene (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.9
Image of Typical American HIghway Scene (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, England (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.10
Image of Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, England (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

Portfolio box (For the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
cloth on wood
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.33
Image of Portfolio box (For the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

St. Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.11
Image of St. Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

Palazzo Rucellai, Florence (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.12
Image of Palazzo Rucellai, Florence (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

Typical House in Los Angeles (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.13
Image of Typical House in Los Angeles (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

Heinz Ketchup Bottle (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.14
Image of Heinz Ketchup Bottle (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

Christ Church, Spitalfields, London (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.15
Image of Christ Church, Spitalfields, London (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

Ryoanji Temple, Kyoto, Japan (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.16
Image of Ryoanji Temple, Kyoto, Japan (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

A Midwestern Bank by Louis Sullivan (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.17
Image of A Midwestern Bank by Louis Sullivan (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

I Am A Diner (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.18
Image of I Am A Diner (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

Hardwick Hall, Chesterfield, England (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.19
Image of Hardwick Hall, Chesterfield, England (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.20
Image of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

Luigi Moretti's Casa del Girasole, Rome (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.21
Image of Luigi Moretti's Casa del Girasole, Rome (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

Porta Pia, Rome (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.22
Image of Porta Pia, Rome (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

Villa Savoye, Poissy, France (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.23
Image of Villa Savoye, Poissy, France (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

Long Island's Big Duck, Flanders, NY (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.24
Image of Long Island's Big Duck, Flanders, NY (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

Cathedral, St. Etienne, Toulouse, France (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.25
Image of Cathedral, St. Etienne, Toulouse, France (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

Facade Pattern, Best Products Showroom, Bucks County, PA (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.26
Image of Facade Pattern, Best Products Showroom, Bucks County, PA (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

I Am A House: Vanna Venturi House, Phiadelphia, PA (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.27
Image of I Am A House: Vanna Venturi House, Phiadelphia, PA (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

Sainsbury Wing, The National Gallery, London, England (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.28
Image of Sainsbury Wing, The National Gallery, London, England (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

Trubek and Wislocki Houses, Nantucket Is, MA (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.29
Image of Trubek and Wislocki Houses, Nantucket Is, MA (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

House in Vail, CO (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.30
Image of House in Vail, CO (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

House on Long Island, Glen Cove, NY (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.31
Image of House on Long Island, Glen Cove, NY (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

House in Greenwich, CT (From the Portfolio I Am A House)

2007
oil based silkscreen on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.369.32
Image of House in Greenwich, CT (From the Portfolio I Am A House)
 

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