Philip Johnson and the promotion of the International Style in U.S. institutions and commissions (1930–1970)

1. Johnson helps launch MoMA architecture department

   Jan 1, 1932Labels: Philip Johnson, MoMA, Architecture Department

   • MoMA
   • MoMA Calendar

2. Hitchcock and Johnson publish “The International Style”

   Jan 1, 1932Labels: Philip Johnson, Henry-Russell Hitchcock, The International

   • Philip Johnson
   • International Style

3. MoMA stages “Modern Architecture” International exhibition

   Feb 9, 1932Labels: MoMA, Modern Architecture, Henry-Russell Hitchcock

   • MoMA Exhibit
   • MoMA Dept

4. Johnson resigns from MoMA amid political turn

   Jan 1, 1934Labels: Philip Johnson, MoMA

   • Philip Johnson
   • MoMA Dept

5. Johnson returns to Harvard to train as architect

   Jan 1, 1940Labels: Philip Johnson, Harvard GSD, Marcel Breuer

   • Lehman Bio
   • Philip Johnson

6. Johnson is inducted into U.S. Army

   Mar 12, 1943Labels: Philip Johnson, U S

   • Philip Johnson

7. Johnson returns to MoMA as curator

   Jan 1, 1946Labels: Philip Johnson, MoMA, Architecture Program

   • MoMA Dept
   • Philip Johnson

8. MoMA mounts major Mies van der Rohe retrospective

   Sep 16, 1947Labels: MoMA, Mies van, Philip Johnson

   • MoMA Mies
   • MoMA Archives

9. Johnson completes Glass House in New Canaan

   Jan 1, 1949Labels: Philip Johnson, Glass House, New Canaan

   • National Trust
   • Glass House Chron

10. Seagram Building opens with Johnson as co-architect

    May 22, 1958Labels: Seagram Building, Philip Johnson, Ludwig Mies

    • Seagram
    • SFMOMA Stoller

11. Johnson completes New York State Theater at Lincoln Center

    Apr 23, 1964Labels: New York, Philip Johnson, Lincoln Center

    • Landmark West
    • SFMOMA Stoller

12. International Style influence persists into late 1960s

    Apr 27, 1968Labels: International Style, Mies van, Museum Retrospectives

    • Art Institute
    • MoMA Mies