COLLECTION NAME:
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Design Library Image Collection
mediaCollectionId
NCSULIB~1~1
Design Library Image Collection
Collection
true
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Accession Number:
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136659
imageid
136659
Accession Number
false
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Order Title:
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Archivision Base Collection--16,370 images
orderdescription
Archivision Base Collection--16,370 images
Order Title
false
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Type of View:
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partialView
imagetitletype
partialView
Type of View
false
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View Title:
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620 Fifth Ave. Entrance; "Industries of the British Empire" by Jennewein
imagetitle
620 Fifth Ave. Entrance; "Industries of the British Empire" by Jennewein
View Title
false
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Date of View:
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6/1/1994
imagedate
6/1/1994
Date of View
false
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Image description:
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High relief cast bronze with gilding by Carl Paul Jennewein, overall 18 feet high, 11 feet wide, 1933. The nine gilded allegorical figures represent industries throughout the Empire (Australia, wool; Canada, wheat; Africa, cotton). The stylized sun represents "the sun never sets on the British Empire".
imagedescription
High relief cast bronze with gilding by Carl Paul Jennewein, overall 18 feet high, 11 feet wide, 1933. The nine gilded allegorical figures represent industries throughout the Empire (Australia, wool; Canada, wheat; Africa, cotton). The stylized sun represents "the sun never sets on the British Empire".
Image description
false
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Image Rights:
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¿ Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
imagerights
¿ Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image Rights
false
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Source Institution:
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Archivision, Inc.
sourceinstitution
Archivision, Inc.
Source Institution
false
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Collection:
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Archivision Base Collection
collection
Archivision Base Collection
Collection
false
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Culture:
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American
culture
American
Culture
false
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Related Work Title:
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Rockefeller Center; partOf
relatedworktitle
Rockefeller Center; partOf
Related Work Title
false
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Preferred Title:
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Rockefeller Center; British Empire Building
worktitle
Rockefeller Center; British Empire Building
Preferred Title
false
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Agent Display:
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Carl Paul Jennewein (American sculptor, 1890-1978); Lee Oskar Lawrie (American sculptor, 1877-1961); Raymond M. Hood (American architect, 1881-1934)
workagentdisplay
Carl Paul Jennewein (American sculptor, 1890-1978); Lee Oskar Lawrie (American sculptor, 1877-1961); Raymond M. Hood (American architect, 1881-1934)
Agent Display
false
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Alternate Title:
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The British Empire Building
titletext
The British Empire Building
Alternate Title
false
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Locations:
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New York, New York, United States
locations
New York, New York, United States
Locations
false
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Location Type:
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(site)
locationtype
(site)
Location Type
false
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Style/Period:
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Twentieth century
styleperiod
Twentieth century
Style/Period
false
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Style/Period:
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Art Deco
styleperiod
Art Deco
Style/Period
false
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Classification:
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Architecture
classificationterm
Architecture
Classification
false
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