Cooking up Dinner Speeches

In May 1954, Ise Gropius (1897-1983) embarked on a three-month trip to Japan together with the famous architect Walter Gropius. Their tightly timed tour, organized by the International House of Japan and financed by the Rockefeller Foundation, brought both of them into exchange with architects, artisans, artists, journalists, and university lecturers. In addition to promoting and writing speeches for her husband, Ise Gropius proved to be a gifted chronicler.