Lionel Pries Architectural Drawings, Set of Six

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Design Plus Gallery presents a Set of Six Architectural Drawings by Lionel Pries. Each of the pieces are identically framed … Read more Design Plus Gallery presents a Set of Six Architectural Drawings by Lionel Pries. Each of the pieces are identically framed in a shiny golden frame with matching off white matte. Each are signed with various information including title, date, and number. They show signs of wear to the frame and are overall in good condition.

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Canciones Marfil
Panchuca, 4th Street. 7/16 1943
Parragua, Marfil 1936
Ronda 1943
Guanajuato Hacienda de Rocca I
Guanajuato Hacienda de Rocca II 1943

About the Artist:
Pries was an extraordinarily gifted draftsman, particularly adept at the art of watercolor sketching. He was a loyal to the Beaux-Arts educational method, a fact that put him at odds with younger instructors in the UW Department of Architecture after World War II. Pries emphasized knowledge of Classical and Gothic sources of inspiration, but did not rule out any style for use if it was appropriate to the task at hand. He broadened the cultural awareness of generations of UW students, inviting them to his home where he shared books, prints and music. Pries had an open mind, and had a deep affection for non-Western arts, particularly those of Asia and Mexico.

LGBTQ History:
Lionel Pries was gay, and due to social taboos of his time, had to remain closed about his personal life. While he had a distinguished teaching career for 30 years at the University of Washington, few, if any, students knew his secret. Even students, like Keith Kolb (b. 1922), who lived in Pries's house during his UW years and remained good friends with him after college, were unaware. The revelation of his homosexuality in 1958 led to his ouster from his teaching position; the removal was mysterious to many, and for many former colleagues it led to the loss of personal contact with him. See less