Marion Mahony Griffin
General Information
Occupation: Architect
Date of Birth: February 14, 1871
Date of Death: August 10, 1961
Birth City: Chicago
Birth State/Province: Illinois
Birth Country: United States
Sources: From an article: Portrait: Marion Mahony Griffin, Drafting a Role for Women in Architecture, by Thomas Hines
Specialties
No specialties on record
Jobs
Employer: Office of Dwight Perkins
Title: Draftsman
City: Chicago
State: Illinois
Country: United States
Employer: Oak Park Studio
Title: Superintendent
State: Illinois
Country: United States
Notes: The Oak Park Studio was that of Frank Lloyd Wright. Mahony became accomplished in the graphic arts, illustrating many of Wright's designs for example, the Rhodes House in Indiana
Collaborators
No collaborators on record
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
No awards on record
Exhibitions
No exhibitions on record
Notable Projects
Title: The Australia Cafe
Notes: During this time in Mahony's career it was difficult to pinpoint her work becuase she attributed much of it to her husband, however this project was largely hers.
Title: Pioneer Press
City: Lucknow
Title: Castlecrag Community
City: Melbourne
Notes: During this time in Mahony's career it was difficult to pinpoint her work becuase she attributed much of it to her husband, however this project was largely hers. Castlecrag is found on the banks of Sydney Harbor.
Title: Capitol Theatre
City: Melbourne
Notes: During this time in Mahony's career it was difficult to pinpoint her work becuase she attributed much of it to her husband, however this project was largely hers.
Education
Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Degree: Architecture
Notes: Mahony was the second woman to get a degree in architecture from MIT
Licensing
License: Licensed Architect
Organization: State of Illinois
Notes: Mahony was one of the earliest women to be licensed in Illinois
Professional Affiliations
No affiliations on record
Publications By
No publications by on record
Publications About
Title: American Architects and the Mechanics of Fame
Author: Roxanne Kuter Williamson
Publisher: University of Texas Press
City: Austin