Joseph Schillinger papers
name: label: Creator
content: Schillinger, Joseph, 1895-1943
topic: label: Occupation
content: Mathematicians -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Musicians -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Art -- Philosophy
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The donor, Frances Schillinger, is the widow of Joseph Schillinger.
creator: label: Creator
content: Schillinger, Joseph, 1895-1943
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Mathematician, scientist, theorist, composer, musician, teacher, and author; New York, N.Y.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.5 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1934-1948
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.schijose
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Annotated typescript of Schillinger's article "Art Continuum Classification and Definition"; an annotated typescript of excerpts from his published book, THE MATHEMATICAL BASIS OF THE ARTS, and duplicates of excerpts from the book form; notes, formulae, and designs using the formulae; magazines and newspaper clippings about Schillinger; photographs of designs and of Schillinger; notes about his theorem for composing music; unidentified photographs from a scrapbook; and a description for a course he taught at Columbia University, "A Method of Evolving Rhythmic Design."