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Summary:
Annotated typescript of Schillinger's article "Art Continuum Classification and Definition"; an annotated typescript of excerpts from his published book, THE MATHEMATICAL BASIS OF THE ARTS, and duplicates of excerpts from the book form; notes, formulae, and designs using the formulae; magazines and newspaper clippings about Schillinger; photographs of designs and of Schillinger; notes about his theorem for composing music; unidentified photographs from a scrapbook; and a description for a course he taught at Columbia University, "A Method of Evolving Rhythmic Design."
Citation:
Joseph Schillinger papers, 1934-1948. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Biography Note:
Mathematician, scientist, theorist, composer, musician, teacher, and author; New York, N.Y.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The donor, Frances Schillinger, is the widow of Joseph Schillinger.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001