Irving Sharrow collection
Scope and Contents
(3) portfolio of design sketches (1) mixed portfolio: newspaper clipppings (copies), sketches, photographs, client list (1956-1976), photograph index for Williams and Stelman photos, various designs and sketches (1) folder with original artworks
Dates
- Creation: c. 1950-1982
Biographical / Historical
Irving Sharrow was a 1949 graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago (earning a BFA in Industrial Design) and an award-winning designer. Based in Philadelphia from 1956 to 1976, he was also member of the PA chapter of the National Society of Interior Designers. Sharrow also founded SCOPE, his solo-practitioner design firm, located in Bala Cynwyd in the 1960s and early 1970s.
After leaving Philadelphia in 1976, his career subsequently continued in Los Angeles. Sharrow passed away in 2023.
Extent
.50 Linear Feet ((1) half size letter box; oversize folders; photograph box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Portfolios and photographs kept in original order; loose drawings, renderings, and blueprints artifically arranged to facilitate access
- Title
- Irving Sharrow collection
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Kristina Wilson
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Athenaeum of Philadelphia Repository
219 S. 6th St.
Philadelphia PA 19106 United States
215-925-2688
research@philaathenaeum.org