Walter Netsch visits exhibit

On February 15, Walter Netsch, architect of the Main Library building, visited the exhibit created to celebrate his work and career. Mr. Netsch viewed the exhibit with David Bishop and Russ Clement, head of the Art Collection and one of the exhibit's three curators (along with Matt Teti and Lindsay King ). Mr. Netsch was delighted with the exhibit and told charming stories related to the many items on display. He was especially pleased to see the Library floor plans from 1966. These hand-inked presentation drawings show architectural details of the research towers and levels 1 and 2 of the Main Library. The goal of the planning committee, he said, was "to bring the discipline, the student, and the books together as though each reader had a library of his own."

Located on the first floor of the Main Library, the exhibit features designs, architectural drawings, floor plans, elevations, art, and photographs from Netsch’s private collections as well as the Northwestern University Archives, the Chicago Historical Society, and Northwestern University Library’s Art Collection and Special Collections. The exhibit is scheduled to run through March 31.

(Photos by Mary Bradley)