COLLECTION NAME:
Design Library Image Collection
mediaCollectionId
NCSULIB~1~1
Design Library Image Collection
Collection
true
Accession Number:
136638
imageid
136638
Accession Number
false
Order Title:
Archivision Base Collection--16,370 images
orderdescription
Archivision Base Collection--16,370 images
Order Title
false
Type of View:
partialView
imagetitletype
partialView
Type of View
false
View Title:
29 West 50th St. entrance, "Story of Mankind" by Lee Lawrie; detail, lion, symbolizing old imperialism (kingdoms of the world)
imagetitle
29 West 50th St. entrance, "Story of Mankind" by Lee Lawrie; detail, lion, symbolizing old imperialism (kingdoms of the world)
View Title
false
Date of View:
6/1/1994
imagedate
6/1/1994
Date of View
false
Image description:
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.
imagedescription
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.
Image description
false
Image Rights:
¿ Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
imagerights
¿ Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image Rights
false
Source Institution:
Archivision, Inc.
sourceinstitution
Archivision, Inc.
Source Institution
false
Collection:
Archivision Base Collection
collection
Archivision Base Collection
Collection
false
Culture:
American
culture
American
Culture
false
Work Types:
Architecture; commercial / industrial structures; office buildings
worktypes
Architecture; commercial / industrial structures; office buildings
Work Types
false
Work Types:
Architecture; government structures; diplomatic buildings; embassies
worktypes
Architecture; government structures; diplomatic buildings; embassies
Work Types
false
Work Types:
buildings; commercial buildings; mercantile buildings; stores
worktypes
buildings; commercial buildings; mercantile buildings; stores
Work Types
false
Work Types:
buildings; multistory buildings; high-rise buildings; skyscrapers
worktypes
buildings; multistory buildings; high-rise buildings; skyscrapers
Work Types
false
Work Types:
Architecture; commercial / industrial structures; mixed-use developments
worktypes
Architecture; commercial / industrial structures; mixed-use developments
Work Types
false
Related Work Title:
Rockefeller Center; partOf
relatedworktitle
Rockefeller Center; partOf
Related Work Title
false
Preferred Title:
Rockefeller Center; International Building
worktitle
Rockefeller Center; International Building
Preferred Title
false
Agent Display:
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
workagentdisplay
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
Agent Display
false
Date:
1932-1937 (creation)
workdatedisplay
1932-1937 (creation)
Date
false
Materials:
Indiana limestone; bronze
workmaterialdisplay
Indiana limestone; bronze
Materials
false
Technique:
carving (processes)
worktechniquedisplay
carving (processes)
Technique
false
Alternate Title:
International Building
titletext
International Building
Alternate Title
false
Locations:
New York, New York, United States
locations
New York, New York, United States
Locations
false
Location Type:
(site)
locationtype
(site)
Location Type
false
Style/Period:
Twentieth century
styleperiod
Twentieth century
Style/Period
false
Style/Period:
Art Deco
styleperiod
Art Deco
Style/Period
false
Classification:
Architecture
classificationterm
Architecture
Classification
false