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   Edgar Jonas Kaufmann (November 1, 1885 – April 15, 1955) was an American businessman and philanthropist who owned and directed Kaufmann's Department Store, in Pittsburgh. He is also known for commissioning two modern architectural masterpieces, Fallingwater , designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and the Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs ...

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3. fallingwater.org › history › the-kaufmanns-fallingThe Kaufmann Family - Fallingwater

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   Jan 6, 2014 · 2014.1.6, Fallingwater Archives, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Edgar Jonas Kaufmann was the patriarch of a prominent Pittsburgh family known for their distinctive sense of style and taste. A highly respected business man and owner of Kaufmann’s Department Store, Edgar and his wife Liliane traveled in international circles and sought out ...

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Edgar_Kaufmann_JrEdgar Kaufmann Jr. - Wikipedia

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   Edgar Kaufmann Jr. (April 9, 1910 – July 31, 1989) was an American architect, lecturer, author, and an adjunct professor of architecture and art history at Columbia University. [1] Early years. He was the son of Edgar J. Kaufmann, a wealthy Pittsburgh businessman and philanthropist who owned Kaufmann's department store, and his wife Liliane.

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   • Edgar Kaufmann Jr. (April 9, 1910 – July 31, 1989) was an American architect, lecturer, author, and an adjunct professor of architecture and art history at Columbia University. He was the son of Edgar J. Kaufmann, a wealthy Pittsburgh businessman and philanthropist who owned Kaufmann's department store, and his wife Liliane.

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   Who was Edgar Kaufmann & Liliane Wright?

   • Edgar J. Kaufmann, Sr., a department store magnate, and his wife, Liliane, commissioned Wright to design a weekend retreat on the family’s land near the former Bear Run community southeast of Pittsburgh. Kaufmann had been introduced to Wright by his son, Edgar, in 1934, when…

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   What happened to the Kaufmann family?

   • The home remained a private residence of the family until 1963, when the son, Edgar Jr., gave the deed to Fallingwater and the surrounding 1,500 acres (607 hectares) to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, dedicating the property as the ‘Kaufmann Conservation on Bear Run, a Memorial to Edgar J. and Liliane S. Kaufmann.’

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   Where did Edgar Kaufmann go to school?

   • Kaufmann graduated from Shady Side Academy, a boarding school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. In Pittsburgh, Edgar Kaufmann generously financed the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera Company, and donated US$1.5 million for the erection of the Civic Arena. [citation needed]

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6. www.nytimes.com › 2001/09/23 › magazineModern Gothic - The New York Times

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   Sep 23, 2001 · Edgar J. Kaufmann (E.J., as friends called him) was a dashing, brilliant man who married his first cousin Lillian to help gain control of the family business. Lillian, who later changed her...

7. archeyes.com › fallingwater-house-frank-lloydFrank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater: The Edgar J. Kaufmann House

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   Jan 21, 2023 · Fallingwater House Technical Information. Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright | Biography & Bibliography. Location: Mill Run, Pennsylvania, United States. Client: Edgar J. Kaufmann. Topics: Unesco Heritage, Organic Architecture, American Houses. Area: 5,330 sq. ft. (495-square-meter) Project Year: 1939.

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9. www.britannica.com › biography › Edgar-J-KaufmannEdgar J. Kaufmann, Sr. | American businessman | Britannica

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   Edgar J. Kaufmann, Sr., a department store magnate, and his wife, Liliane, commissioned Wright to design a weekend retreat on the family’s land near the former Bear Run community southeast of Pittsburgh. Kaufmann had been introduced to Wright by his son, Edgar, in 1934, when….

10. archive.triblive.com › news › architecture-recallingArchitecture: Recalling Edgar Kaufmann's enduring legacy

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    Aug 15, 2015 · Edgar J. Kaufmann led an outsized life. Called the “Merchant Prince of Pittsburgh,” he was for 42 years the head of Kaufmann's Department Store — “The Big Store,” as they called it. It was so...