Harris J. Architectural drawings in the collection of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum

New York: The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Design, 1982. — 52 p.The art of architectural drawing is enjoying a lively renaissance. Responding to the growing interest and enthusiasm of museums, libraries, and private collectors, contemporary architects are looking upon their own drawings with new respect. In New York City, commercial art galleries specializing in these drawings have emerged. The broadly based collections of the Cooper-Hewitt provide an invaluable resource for a historical survey of architectural draftsmanship. All of the variations of type, from initial sketch to finished presentation rendering, are represented.As this handbook will reveal, the architectural drawings in the CooperHewitt Museum are superb. Housed in the Drue Heinz Study Center, they form
what is considered the largest museum collection of architectural drawings in the United States. The construction of the Center and the publication of this
handbook were made possible through the extraordinary generosity of Henry J. Heinz II. To the Heinzes and the many donors who have contributed drawings to the Museum over the years, we extend eternal gratitude.