Background
Mardges Bacon was born on July 4, 1944, in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. She is the daughter of William Hope Bacon, Jr. and Ruth E. Bacon.
Newark, DE 19716, United States
In 1966 Mardges Bacon received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Delaware.
500 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
In 1968 Mardges Bacon obtained a Master of Arts degree from the University of Michigan.
Providence, RI 02912, United States
In 1978 Mardges Bacon gained a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Brown University.
(Architect of the United States Naval Academy, the Corcora...)
Architect of the United States Naval Academy, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Scribner Building, and model tenement houses, Ernest Flagg (1857-1947) advanced the cause of classicism while demonstrating a deep concern for architecture's social responsibility. This study of one of the most innovative practitioners of the Beaux-Arts movement in America covers Flagg's early training and Beaux-Arts works, his town and country houses, his commercial and utilitarian buildings, the Singer Tower (which established a new height record while setting a precedent for New York City skyscraper restrictions in scale and density), urban housing reform, and his small houses of modular design.
https://www.amazon.com/Ernest-Flagg-Beaux-Arts-Architectural-Foundation/dp/0262022222/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?dchild=1&keywords=Ernest+Elagg%3A+Beaux-Arts+Architect+and+Urban+Reformer&qid=1610438072&s=books&sr=1-1-fkmr0
1986
(Le Corbusier's first trip to the United States in 1935 is...)
Le Corbusier's first trip to the United States in 1935 is generally considered a failure because it produced no commissions. The experience nevertheless had a profound effect on him, both personally and professionally. Sponsored by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Le Corbusier promoted his ideas through a lecture tour, exhibition, and press conferences, as well as in meetings with industrialists, housing reformers, New Deal technocrats, and editors. His lectures were watershed events that advanced the cause of European modernism. Yet he returned to France empty-handed and published a bittersweet account, Quand les Cathédrales étaient blanches: Voyage au Pays des Timid Personnes (When the Cathedrals Were White: Journey to the Country of Timid People), which faulted America for lacking the courage to adopt his ideas.
https://www.amazon.com/Corbusier-America-Travels-Land-Timid/dp/0262024799/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Le+Corbusier+in+America%3A+Travels+in+the+Land+of+the+Timid&qid=1610438247&s=books&sr=1-1
2001
(John McAndrew's Modernist Vision tells the compelling sto...)
John McAndrew's Modernist Vision tells the compelling story of the architect, scholar, and curator John McAndrew, who played a key role in redefining modernism in the United States from the 1930s onward. The designer of the Vassar College Art Library - arguably the first modern interior on a college campus - and the curator of architecture at the Museum of Modern Art in New York from 1937 to 1941, McAndrew was instrumental in creating a distinct and innovative aesthetic that bridged the European modernist lineage and American regional vernacular. Providing a fascinating glimpse into McAndrew's life, his associations with important architects and artists, and the historical context that shaped his work, this book is a thoroughly researched testament to a man who left a powerful mark on the evolution of American architecture.
https://www.amazon.com/John-McAndrews-Modernist-Vision-College/dp/161689640X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=John+McAndrew%27s+Modernist+Vision%3A+From+the+Vassar+College+Art+Library+to+the+Museum+of+Modern+Art+in+New+York&qid=1610438657&s=books&sr=1-1
2018
Mardges Bacon was born on July 4, 1944, in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. She is the daughter of William Hope Bacon, Jr. and Ruth E. Bacon.
In 1966 Mardges Bacon received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Delaware. In 1968 she obtained a Master of Arts degree from the University of Michigan. In 1978 Bacon gained a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Brown University.
From 1968 to 1969 Mardges Bacon was an editorial assistant at Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University. From 1969 to 1970 she served as an instructor in fine arts at Tufts University. From 1970 to 1971 Bacon worked in the Department of Student Affairs at Boston College. In 1974 she was a lecturer in art history at the University of Massachusetts Boston. In 1977 Bacon worked as a lecturer in architectural history at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From 1978 to 1984 she was an assistant professor at Trinity College, an associate professor of fine arts from 1985 to 1988. From 1988 to 2002 she served as a professor of art and architecture at Northeastern University and was appointed as Matthews Distinguished University Professor of Architecture in 2002.
She is a speaker at conferences and educational institutions, including the University of London, the State University of New York College at Buffalo, Rhode Island School of Design, Ecole des Mantes Eludes en Sciences Soeiales, Institute Franyais d'Architecture, Princeton University, and Columbia University. She is a contributor to books, including The Colonial Revival in America (1985); and Long Island Country Houses and Their Architects (1997). She is also a contributor to periodicals, including Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians and New York Times.
Bacon recently published John McAndrew’s Modernist Vision: From the Vassar College Art Museum to the Museum of Modern Art in New York (2018), which was chosen by Architectural Record (December 2018) for its Holiday 2018 Book Roundup "The Editors Select." Her publications also include Le Corbusier in America: Travels in the Land of the Timid (2001) and Ernest Flagg: Beaux-Arts Architect and Urban Reformer (1986).
(Architect of the United States Naval Academy, the Corcora...)
1986(John McAndrew's Modernist Vision tells the compelling sto...)
2018(Le Corbusier's first trip to the United States in 1935 is...)
2001Madges Bacon is a member of the Society of Architectural Historians.
On December 1, 1990, Madges Bacon married Charles B. Wood III. She has two stepchildren: Chauncey B. Wood, Carolyn E. Wood.