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Lilian Louisa Swann Saarinen (April 17, 1912 – May 22, 1995) was an American sculptor, artist, and writer. She was the first wife of Finnish-American architect and industrial designer Eero Saarinen , with whom she sometimes collaborated.
Eero Saarinen (/ ˈ eɪ r oʊ ˈ s ɑːr ɪ n ə n, ˈ ɛər oʊ-/, Finnish: [ˈeːro ˈsɑːrinen]; August 20, 1910 – September 1, 1961) was a Finnish-American architect and industrial designer who created a wide array of innovative designs for buildings and monuments, including the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Michigan; the passenger terminal at Dulles International Airport ...
Eric Saarinen (June 26, 1942 – December 21, 2024) was an American cinematographer and film director. His parents were the architect Eero Saarinen and his first wife, the sculptor Lilian Swann Saarinen. [1] [2] Saarinen has photographed several features, including The Hills Have Eyes directed by Wes Craven and Lost in America directed by ...
Eero Saarinen's wife Aline recalled that her husband saw most other air terminals as being ugly, shoddy, and inconvenient. [6] [64] Saarinen wanted the new terminal to have a practical purpose and not only "interpret the sensation of flying", [65] [66] but also "express the drama and specialness and excitement of travel". [67]
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The 35 by 11 ½ foot tapestry decorating the church was designed by Saarinen and woven by trained Scandinavian weavers under the direction of his wife, Loja Saarinen. Woven with wool and flax, it depicts the Sermon on the Mount in an image of animals and listeners. It was the largest tapestry in the country at the time. [9]
Following Saarinen's sudden death on September 1, 1961, [136] his associates, including Kevin Roche, Joseph N. Lacy, and John Dinkeloo, took over the CBS Building's design. [129] [137] Dinkeloo said the CBS headquarters had "especially excited" Saarinen, [138] who had said: "I think Louis Sullivan was right to want the skyscraper to be a ...