Laurence S. Cutler
| Laurence Cutler | |
|---|---|
 Laurence Cutler | |
| Residence | Newport, Rhode Island, New York City |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania, Harvard |
| Occupation | Chairman/CEO and co-founder of the National Museum of American Illustration |
| Spouse(s) | Judy Goffman Cutler |
| Website | www.americanillustration.org |
Laurence Cutler is an American architect, urban designer, historic property developer, author, educator, advertising executive and museum founder. Along with his wife, Judy Goffman Cutler, he is co-founder of the National Museum of American Illustration (NMAI) at Vernon Court, the first national museum devoted exclusively to illustration art.[1] Laurence Cutler is also the Advisory Director to the American Illustrators Gallery, NYC.[2] Cutler became one of the nation's leading architects and urban designers, heading ECODESIGN, a professional practice comprising 1,756 persons with 37 offices in seven countries.[3]
Education and career
A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he holds two graduate degrees from Harvard University and is a former Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at Harvard University, MIT, and the Rhode Island School of Design.[4]
In 1998, Laurence Cutler and his art dealer wife Judy founded the National Museum of American Illustration (NMAI) and the American Civilization Foundation, a nonprofit organization that administers and operates the Museum.[5] Located at Vernon Court (1898) in Newport, a Beaux Arts 18th century French chateaux, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and in 1904 was considered one of "the ten most beautiful mansions in America."[6]
Works authored or co-authored
- Norman Rockwell's America by Judy Goffman Cutler, Laurence S. Cutler, and the National Museum of American Illustration with the Birmingham Museum of Art, American Civilization Foundation, Newport, RI, 2012
- Norman Rockwell's America…in England by Judy Goffman Cutler and Laurence S. Cutler, National Museum of American Illustration, 2010
- Norman Rockwell and his Mentor J.C. Leyendecker by Judy and Laurence Cutler, National Museum of American Illustration, 2010
- J.C. Leyendecker: American Imagist by Laurence S. Cutler and Judy Goffman Cutler, Harry N. Abrams, 2008
- Maxfield Parrish and the American Imagists by Laurence Cutler and Judy Goffman Cutler, The Wellfleet Press, Easton, NJ and Regency House Publishing, London, 2007
- Maxfield Parrish by Laurence Cutler and Judy Goffman Cutler, Thunder Bay Press, San Diego, 2001
- Maxfield Parrish: Treasures of Art by Laurence Cutler and Judy A.G. Cutler, Gramercy Books, New York and Regency House Publishing Limited, London, 1999
- Maxfield Parrish: A Retrospective by Laurence S. Cutler and Judy Goffman Cutler, Pomegranate Artbooks, 1995
- Parrish & Poetry: A Gift of Words and Art by Laurence S. Cutler and Judy Goffman Cutler, Pomegranate Communications, 1995
- Maxfield Parrish by Judy Goffman Cutler and Laurence S. Cutler, Japanese Traveling Exhibition Catalogue, 1995
- Great American Illustrators by Judy Goffman Cutler and Laurence S. Cutler, Japanese Traveling Exhibition Catalogue, 1994
- Maxfield Parrish by Laurence S. Cutler and Judy Goffman Cutler, Brompton Books, 1993
- Norman Rockwell by Judy Goffman and Laurence S. Cutler, Japanese Traveling Exhibition Catalogue, 1992
- Norman Rockwell by Judy A. Goffman and Laurence S. Cutler, Electra Edirice, Italy, 1990
- Recycling Cities for People: The Urban Design Process by Laurence S. Cutler and Sherrie S.Cutler, John Wiley & Sons: New York, 1983
- Handbook of Housing Systems for Designers and Developers by Sherrie and Laurence Cutler, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1974
- System Ecologic by Laurence Stephan Cutler and Sherrie Stephens Cutler, ECODESIGN Inc., Cambridge, Ma., and National Endowment for the Arts, Washington D.C., NEA Grants: #A72-18 and A70-1-5, 1973
- Industrialized Building Systems for Housing by Laurence S. Cutler and Albert G.H. Dietz, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1971
References
- ↑ "Founding of the Museum." NMAI: The National Museum of American Illustration. http://www.americanillustration.org/html/m_founders.html. 13 August 2009.
- ↑ "Administration." NMAI: The National Museum of American Illustration. http://www.americanillustration.org/html/m_administration.html. 13 August 2009.
- ↑ "The Museum Founders." NMAI: The National Museum of American Illustration. http://www.americanillustration.org/founding.html. 13 August 2009.
- ↑ Cutler, Laurence S., and Judy Goffman Cutler. J.C. Leyendecker. New York: Abrams, 2008. Print.
- ↑ Frith, Susan. "A Museum of One's Own." University of Pennsylvania Gazette July-Aug. 2002. http://www.upenn.edu/gazette/0702/frith.html.
- ↑ Berman, Ann E. "Newport News: An Illustration Museum Debuts in Rhode Island." Architectural Digest, Dec. 1999: 76+. Print.