Collection Features

The Leonard B. Willeke Collection of historical postcards is a remarkable and unique example of a young architect's exposure to European architecture.  Willeke's collection of images, amended with notations and sketches, speaks to his love of stone, of form and mass, and of architecture.  An analysis of his own work as an accomplished architect reflects on his early travels and exposure to the monuments of Europe.

 

France

This section features collection highlights from Willeke's travels through France in the early 1900s. 

52 Chartres. - La Cathedrale.
83 Coutances. - Interieur de la Cathedrale, Bas-Cote
3 Laon. Facade de la Cathedrale.
NIMES. - Maison Carree. - LL.
La Normandie 850. Caen - Abbaye aux Dames Abside et Tombeau de la Reine Mathilde
31 Soissons - Eglise Saint-Jean-des-Vignes, le Portail
Senlis - La Cathedrale, Hauteur de la Fleche: 78 metres
Nimes. - Cathedrale.
27 Cathedrale de Chartres. - Portail sud

Italy

This section features collection highlights from Willeke's travels through Italy in the early 1900s. 

Pantheon
Bologna - Antichi palazzi Pepoli in via Castiglione
MONTEPULCIANO. CHIESA DI. S. MARIA. 1394
Firenze - Palazzo Strozzi: Benetto da Majano
Bologna - S. Francesco - Facciata e Cappella di S. Bernardino (ristauri del 1900)
Siena. Piazza Salimbeni col monumento a Sallustio Bandini
Siena - Fonte Nuova
Perugia. Porta scala e arco S. Ercolano
Dintorni di Ravenna - Mausoleo di Teodorico (parte posteriore).

About Leonard B. Willeke

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