Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: Rockefeller Center; International Building
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Accession Number:
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136636
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Order Title:
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Archivision Base Collection--16,370 images
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Type of View:
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partialView
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View Title:
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29 West 50th St. entrance, "Story of Mankind" by Lee Lawrie; detail, Races of Mankind
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Date of View:
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6/1/1994
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Image description:
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A sculptural grille of carved limestone, with polychrome and gilding. The limestone screen is divided into 15 pieces Lawrie termed "hieroglyphs" that chronicle the races of Man and their progress.
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Image Rights:
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¿ Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Source Institution:
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Archivision, Inc.
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Collection:
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Archivision Base Collection
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Culture:
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American
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Work Types:
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Architecture; commercial / industrial structures; office buildings
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Work Types:
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Architecture; government structures; diplomatic buildings; embassies
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Work Types:
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buildings; commercial buildings; mercantile buildings; stores
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Work Types:
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buildings; multistory buildings; high-rise buildings; skyscrapers
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Work Types:
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Architecture; commercial / industrial structures; mixed-use developments
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Related Work Title:
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Rockefeller Center; partOf
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Preferred Title:
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Rockefeller Center; International Building
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Agent Display:
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Attilio Piccirilli (American sculptor, 1866-1945 ); Lee Oskar Lawrie (American sculptor, 1877-1961); Raymond M. Hood (American architect, 1881-1934); Rene Paul Chambellan (American sculptor, 1893-1955) and others
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Date:
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1932-1937 (creation)
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Materials:
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Indiana limestone; bronze
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
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Alternate Title:
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International Building
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Locations:
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New York, New York, United States
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Location Type:
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(site)
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Style/Period:
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Twentieth century
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Style/Period:
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Art Deco
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Classification:
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Architecture
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