Peter Eisenman

Peter Eisenman was an American architect, university teacher and writer (born 1932). He was born at Newark.

Also recorded as Peter D. Eisenman; Peter David Eisenman.

Peter Eisenman in brief

Born
1932
Known for
architect, university teacher and writer
Place of birth
Newark
Contents

Identity and origins

He also worked under the name Eisenman, Peter David‏. The authorities additionally record the headings Peter D. Eisenman and Peter David Eisenman. His recorded language was English.

He married Cynthia C. Davidson and Elizabeth Henderson.

Formation and teaching

Peter Eisenman studied at Columbia University, Trinity College, Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning and Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.

As a teacher, Peter Eisenman is recorded in connection with James C. McCrery, II. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Career and activity

Peter Eisenman worked in architecture. His work is associated with postmodern architecture.

He was employed by Harvard University and Yale School of Architecture. He belonged to American Academy of Arts and Letters and American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Recognition and collections

Peter Eisenman received Guggenheim Fellowship, Honorary doctor of the Technical University of Berlin, honorary doctor of the Sapienza University of Rome, honorary doctorate, honorary doctor of Syracuse University and Wolf Prize in Architecture. Work by Peter Eisenman is held by Museum of Modern Art, Art Institute of Chicago, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Canadian Centre for Architecture.

Catalogued works

47 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1975 to 2011. The first 12 are listed here.

Untitled, dated 1996. Lateness (book). House X. Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, dated 2005. House VI, dated 1975. State Farm Stadium. Haus am Checkpoint Charlie. Wexner Center for the Arts, dated 1989. Guardiola House. Giuseppe Terragni. Towering ambition. La fine del classico e altri scritti.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 17 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Eisenman, Peter D., Oxford Art Online, 2003. 17. Misreading Peter Eisenman, Eisenman Inside Out: Selected Writings 1963–1988, 2004. [Essay by Peter Eisenman], Design Quarterly, 1983. Selected Bibliography: Writings of Peter Eisenman, 1963–1988, Eisenman Inside Out: Selected Writings 1963–1988, 2004. Peter Eisenman, FOOTPRINT, 2007.

In detail

Peter Eisenman studied at Columbia University, Trinity College and Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning. James C. McCrery, II is recorded as having studied under Peter Eisenman. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is architecture. The authority associates the name with postmodern architecture.

Employment is recorded with Harvard University and Yale School of Architecture. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Letters and American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Works named in the authority record are State Farm Stadium.

Work by Peter Eisenman is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, Art Institute of Chicago, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Canadian Centre for Architecture.

Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship, Honorary doctor of the Technical University of Berlin, honorary doctor of the Sapienza University of Rome and honorary doctorate.

Chronology

  1. 1932Peter Eisenman born at Newark.
  2. 1975House VI.
  3. 1996Untitled.
  4. 2005Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Peter Eisenman”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q317164: Peter Eisenman

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