Word: sert
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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General reaction is highly favorable to the appointment of Jose Luis Sert as Dean of the Design School. But a small group expressed disappointment that the new head was not picked from the school faculty when contacted yesterday...
...selection of Sert to succeed retiring Dean Joseph Hudnut was announced Wednesday by President Conant. The internationally known designer and city planner will take office September...
...Sert's broad background was stressed by these favoring his appointment, and many felt that he would not make any major changes in Design School policy. Charles H. Burchard, assistant professor of Architecure, termed the new appointment "a very good...
...should be very much surprised if there were any changes in design policy," commented Norman T. Newton, associate professor of Landscape. "Sert is a well-rounded designer with a broad range of interests and abilities," said Burchard. He supported Newton's comment that the new Dean would probably make no changes in policy...
...Mixed feelings greeted the appointment," commented one professor, who refused to be named. He felt many were angry that Sert had not been chosen from the Design School faculty. "He is not an American designer, and has done much of his work outside this country," he continued...