Background
Overby, Osmund Rudolf was born on November 8, 1931 in Minneapolis. Son of Oscar Rudolph and Gertrude Christine (Boe) Overby.
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William Adair Bernoudy Architect: Bringing the Legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright to St. Louis 1st edition by Overby, Osmund (1999) Hardcover
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William Adair Bernoudy Architect: Bringing the Legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright to St. Louis
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Lavishly illustrated with more than 280 stunning photographs and 29 floor plans, William Adair Bernoudy, Architect is an elegant exploration of the work of William Adair Bernoudy. A leading advocate of Frank Lloyd Wright's modern organic architecture, Bernoudy (1910-1988) was a widely admired St. Louis architect. Best known for his skill in designing houses that harmonized with the local environment and terrain, he was the creator of more than one hundred new structures, including the Pulitzer pool and pavilion, the Guthrie house, the Williams villa, as well as Bernoudy's own house. He was also well known for his renovations and additions to existing structures and for his landscape designs. Frank Lloyd Wright influenced twentieth-century architecture more than any other architect, and William Bernoudy felt fortunate to be among the forty charter apprentices in the Taliesin Fellowship that Wright opened in 1932. Bernoudy trained under Wright for three years. He then spent several years doing various jobs before teaming up with architect Edouard Mutrux in 1938 and beginning his fifty-year architectural career. Although there is no question that Wright left an indelible mark on Bernoudy's architectural career, Bernoudy's work has considerable merit on its own. As Gyo Obata states in the Foreword, "Bernoudy was a warm, sensitive person who listened to his client's needs. He created architecture, therefore, that fulfilled those needs aesthetically as well as emotionally." To fully appreciate Bernoudy's work, however, one must understand how his life and architecture were intertwined, and this important book elicits that understanding. Bernoudy's wife, Gertrude, a very talented and avid art collector, played a vital role in Bernoudy's life and career. Together they had an immense influence on the cultural life of St. Louis, and William Adair Bernoudy, Architect provides valuable insight into the community to which they devoted their lives. William Adair Bernoudy played a vital role in the architecture of St. Louis and the surrounding area, and his work constitutes a significant contribution to the history of modern architecture. His legacy will be long evident in the structures he designed and in the example he provided to other, younger architects.
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Osmund Rudolf Overby
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Bachelor, St. Olaf College, 1953. Bachelor of Architecture, University Washington, 1958. Master of Arts, Yale University, 1960.
Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1963.
Career
Assistant in instruction department of history of art, Yale University, 1959-1960, 61-62;
architect, History American buildings Survey, United States National Park Service, 1960-1961, summers 1959, 62, 63, 65,;
architect, History American buildings Survey, United States National Park Service, 68, 69, 70, 73, 85;
lecturer department fine arts, U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1963-1964;
faculty department art history and archaeology, U. Missouri, Columbia, since 1964;
department chairman, U. Missouri, 1967-1970, 75-77;
professor art history, U. Missouri, 1979-1998;
professor emeritus, U. Missouri, since 1998;
director Museum of Art and Archaeology, U. Missouri, 1977-1983. Visiting professor department architecture University of California, Berkeley, 1980. Morgan professor.U. Louisville, 1989.
Visiting professor department art history and archaeology Washington University, St. Louis, 1996. Board advisors National Trust for History Preservation, 1974-1983. Consultant, panelist National Endowment for Humanities, since 1974.
Board Missouri Mansion Preservation Commission, 1974-1987. Advisor Heritage/St. Louis Survey, 1974-1976. Counsellor to St. Louis Landmarks Association, since 1977.
Chairman Task Force on History Preservation City of Columbia, 1977-1978. Consultant on history preservation. Active Missouri Advisory Council on History Preservation, 1967-1982.
Lecturer, exhibitor professional conferences in field.
Achievements
Works
book
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William Adair Bernoudy Architect: Bringing the Legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright to St. Louis
( Lavishly illustrated with more than 280 stunning photog...)
- William Adair Bernoudy Architect: Bringing the Legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright to St. Louis 1st edition by Overby, Osmund (1999) Hardcover
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William Adair Bernoudy Architect: Bringing the Legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright to St. Louis
Membership
Served with United States Army, 1953-1955. Fellow Society Arctl. Historians (board directors 1968-1973, 78-81, Journal editor 1968-1973, director Missouri Valley chapter, session chairman annual meeting 1976, vice president 1982-1986, president 1986-1988, chairman committees), Historic American buildings Survey.
Member Mid-Continent American Studies Association (editorial board American Studies 1965-1970), Midwest Art History Society (board 1975-1978, general chairman annual meeting 1977), Mid-American College Art Association (session chairman annual meeting 1975), Missouri Heritage Trust (president 1976-1979, 81-83, board directors since 1979), College Art Association, Landmarks Association St. Louis.
Connections
Married Barbara Ruth Spande, March 20, 1954. Children: Paul, Katherine, Charlotte.
