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Donor Circles Salon Series—White Pearl, Black Diamond: Celebrating 50 Years in the Knox Building

Thursday, January 19, 2012

6 pm - 8 pm EST

Construction of the 1962 Knox Building, September 14, 1961. Image courtesy the G. Robert Strauss, Jr. Memorial Library, Gallery Archives.

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Donor Circles Members are cordially invited to a special celebration of the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the Albright-Knox's 1962 Knox Building. 

Professor Brian Carter will present an informal talk on this historic building; the building’s architect, Gordon Bunshaft, of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; and mid-century architecture in Buffalo. Carter has written a forthcoming book on the building that is part of the UB School of Architecture’s series Buffalo Architecture Mid-Century Modern.

RSVP to Membership Manager Meri Grube at 716.270.8329, or mgrube@albrightknox.org.