Alexander, William, 1909-1997
Collection, 1943-1993: 1 folder (8 leaves, 2 cassettes)
William Alexander – born in Brooklyn, architect and student of Frank Lloyd Wright. He graduated from New York University. Influenced by Mies Van der Rohe, Alexander came to California to design the “Hangover House” in Laguna for world-famed adventurer and author Richard Halliburton. He assisted Schoenberg in the redesign of Schoenberg's Brentwood studio.
Contents
biographical information (1 item), family tree 8-measure handwritten excerpt of Schoenberg's Piano concerto, op. 42, with dedication "To Mr. William Alexander, Arnold Schoenberg, March 1943"
cassettes (2 items: 1993) of interview of Alexander by Herreshoff
clippings (2 items: 1977-1989) on Alexander by Gerald Faris & Beth Kleid
photographs (4 items: 1938-1948) of Arnold, Gertrud, Nuria, & Ronald Schoenberg
press release (1 item: 1983) on Alexander obituary (1 item: 1997) of Alexander
Music cited
op. 42
