Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: Rockefeller Center; British Empire Building
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Accession Number:
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136662
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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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Channel Gardens Entrance; Winged Mercury by Lee Lawrie, 1933
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Date of View:
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6/1/1994
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Image description:
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Intaglio relief in limestone with polychrome and gilding. As the mythical god of commerce, the figure of Mercury was chosen to symbolize Britain.
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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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Related Work Title:
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Rockefeller Center; partOf
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Preferred Title:
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Rockefeller Center; British Empire Building
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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)
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Alternate Title:
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The British Empire 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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