November 9, 1937 – Dr. Walter Gropius, a professor of architecture at
Harvard University, speaks before the members of the Association of Arts and
Industries at a dinner held in his honor at the Palmer House. Gropius tells the assemblage, “The
development of machinery in the last century forced the craftsman and the
artist into separate fields, but the artist today must appreciate the technical
as well as the artistic value of his work.
He must adopt the machine as the modern vehicle of form.” [Chicago
Daily Tribune, November 10, 1937]
The lecture of Dr. Gropius is part of ceremonies that accompany the
dedication of the New Bauhaus, a school of design located in the former mansion
of Marshall Field at 1905 Prairie Avenue, pictured above.
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