For Immediate Release: November 19, 2009
Media Contact: Marketing and Communication Department
Robert Lautman Memorial Service
WHAT
The Lautman family welcomes guests to join them for a private memorial service honoring acclaimed architectural photographer Robert Lautman.
Robert C. Lautman, the undisputed Dean of architectural photographers in Washington, D.C. and long-standing friend of the National Building Museum, passed away at the age of 85 on October 20, 2009. For more than 60 years, Lautman photographed the built environment, documenting American architectural trends during the second half of the twentieth century. Lautman's clients included the nation's most accomplished architects, and he himself earned The American Institute of Architects' Gold Medal for Architectural Photography.
In 2006, he generously donated his legendary photographic archives to the National Building Museum. The images in the Robert C. Lautman Photography Collection are a treasure trove of the Washington metropolitan area’s growth and development and will continue to be a remarkable resource for generations to come.
WHO
The program will begin with remarks from Robert Lautman’s son Jonathan and will include messages from the following individuals:
- Chase W. Rynd, Executive Director, National Building Museum
- Susan Stein, Richard Gilder Senior Curator and Vice President for Museum Programs, Monticello
- Carol Cadou, Director of Collections, Mount Vernon
- Carolyn Despard, former picture editor, Smithsonian Magazine
- Benjamin Forgey, former architecture critic, The Washington Post
- Frank Schlesinger, FAIA
- Donald B. Myer, FAIA, former clerk of the works, Washington National Cathedral
- Hugh Newell Jacobsen, FAIA
A reception will follow the memorial service.
WHERE
National Building Museum
401 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20001 (Judiciary Square Metro, Red Line)
WHEN
Friday, December 4, 2009 / 6:30 – 8:30 pm
This is a private memorial service. Please contact Jessie Cochran at 202-272-2448 x3150 with any questions.
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