H. Allen Brooks 1925-2010
Former faculty member H. Allen Brooks died August 8, 2010.
We are deepenly saddened to learn of the passing of one of our former faculty members.
H. Allen Brooks, a professor in the Department of Art History for nearly 30 years has died at the age of 84.
He lectured on architecture, and former students still recall the impact of his lectures on Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Frank Lloyd Wright. Beyond his important research, he was a remarkable and engaging teacher.
His obituary on the Society of Architectural Historians Listserv appears below:
H. ALLEN BROOKS, 1925-2010
H. Allen Brooks, 84, died August 8, 2010 at Kendal at Hanover, the
continuing-care retirement community in New Hampshire where he had
resided since 2004.
Born November 6, 1925 in New Haven, Connecticut, Allen Brooks was
educated at Dartmouth College (B.A. 1950), Yale University (M.A.
1955), and Northwestern University (Ph.D. 1957). He had a long and
distinguished career as an architectural educator and author,
primarily at the University of Toronto, where he taught from 1958 to
1986. He wrote seminal works on the architecture of Frank Lloyd
Wright and his contemporaries, coining the name "The Prairie School,"
and on the architecture of Le Corbusier. He travelled extensively
and served as a visiting professor at Dartmouth, Vassar, and the
Architectural Association in London. Among his many professional
affiliations, he was a fellow and past president of the Society of
Architectural Historians.
Allen Brooks will be buried in the family plot in Litchfield,
Connecticut. At his request, there will be no funeral, but
contributions may be made in his memory to the Society of
Architectural Historians, 1365 North Astor Street, Chicago, IL 60610.
H. Allen Brooks Trust
Robert B. Rettig, Trustee
rbrettig@post.harvard.edu
H. Allen Brooks, a professor in the Department of Art History for nearly 30 years has died at the age of 84.
He lectured on architecture, and former students still recall the impact of his lectures on Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Frank Lloyd Wright. Beyond his important research, he was a remarkable and engaging teacher.
His obituary on the Society of Architectural Historians Listserv appears below:
H. ALLEN BROOKS, 1925-2010
H. Allen Brooks, 84, died August 8, 2010 at Kendal at Hanover, the
continuing-care retirement community in New Hampshire where he had
resided since 2004.
Born November 6, 1925 in New Haven, Connecticut, Allen Brooks was
educated at Dartmouth College (B.A. 1950), Yale University (M.A.
1955), and Northwestern University (Ph.D. 1957). He had a long and
distinguished career as an architectural educator and author,
primarily at the University of Toronto, where he taught from 1958 to
1986. He wrote seminal works on the architecture of Frank Lloyd
Wright and his contemporaries, coining the name "The Prairie School,"
and on the architecture of Le Corbusier. He travelled extensively
and served as a visiting professor at Dartmouth, Vassar, and the
Architectural Association in London. Among his many professional
affiliations, he was a fellow and past president of the Society of
Architectural Historians.
Allen Brooks will be buried in the family plot in Litchfield,
Connecticut. At his request, there will be no funeral, but
contributions may be made in his memory to the Society of
Architectural Historians, 1365 North Astor Street, Chicago, IL 60610.
H. Allen Brooks Trust
Robert B. Rettig, Trustee
rbrettig@post.harvard.edu