Eugene Dana collection of visual materials, 1938-1963, bulk 1948-1955.

  • Collection ID 1986.0104
  • Creator Names Dana, Eugene F. (Eugene Frank), 1912-1996.
  • Title Eugene Dana collection of visual materials [graphic].
  • Dates 1938-1963, bulk 1948-1955.
  • Physical description
    • 110 transparencies : lantern slide ; 9 x 10 cm. (3 1/2 x 4 in.)
    • 28 prints : ephemera ; 12 x 27 cm. (5 x 16 1/2 in.) or smaller.
  • Collection arrangement Lantern slides organized in series: 1. Institute of Design slides, 1938-1963; 2. Dana's students, 3-D color project, 1948; 3. Dana & Lichtenstein, Boxing tonight, 1949; 4. Siskind, Aaron; 5. Callahan, Harry.
  • Access and usage restrictions To consult lantern slides in the Research Center it is necessary to make an advance appointment (email: Research@chicagohistory.org ).
  • Collection summary Collection of lantern slides and typographic samples from the collection of Eugene Dana, artist and faculty member at the Chicago's Institute of Design (ID) and University of Illinois at Chicago. Primarily consists of lantern slides used by ID for study and teaching (1938-1963), and slides created as part of design projects (1948-1949). Also includes slides of classical sculpture used in the film production, Boxing Tonight (1949), edited and produced by Dana and Charles Lichtenstein. Two small groups of slides represent, respectively, the photography of Aaron Siskind and Harry Callahan. Typographic samples include announcements and invitations designed by Frank Barr, who taught typography and supervised the printing workshop at ID (ca. 1950-1955). Miscellaneous announcements and catalogs relating the ID are generally student designs.
  • Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Credit artists.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Eugene Dana, 1985 (1986.0104).
  • Biographical or Historical Note Artist Eugene Frank Dana died at Harvard, Ill., in 1996 at the age of 84 and is interred at Marengo, Ill. He taught at the Institute of Design, ca. 1947-1963, and at the University of Illinois at Chicago, ca. 1966-1985.
  • Names
    • Dana, Eugene F. (Eugene Frank), 1912-1996.
    • University of Illinois at Chicago. School of Art and Design Faculty.
    • Illinois Institute of Technology. Institute of Design Faculty.
    • Barr, Frank.
    • Callahan, Harry M.
    • Lichtenstein, Charles. Boxing tonight.
    • Siskind, Aaron.
    • Chicago History Museum. Research Center. Institute of Design Collection.
    • Institute of Design (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Illinois Institute of Technology. Institute of Design.
  • Subjects
    • Designers Illinois Chicago 1930-1969.
    • Typographers 1930-1969.
    • Art education Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Artists Illinois Chicago 1930-1969.
  • Genre
    • Advertisements. gmgpc
    • Ephemera. gmgpc
    • Student works. gmgpc
    • Lantern slides. gmgpc
    • Letterpress works. gmgpc
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.