Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: 30 Rockefeller Plaza
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Accession Number:
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193884
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Order Title:
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Archivision Addition Module EIGHT--6,304 images
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Type of View:
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partialView
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View Title:
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East facade,1250 Avenue of the Americas entrance; overall view
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Date of View:
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6/14/2011
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Image description:
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Four allegorical Indiana limestone carvings with gilding on the 6th floor facade express ideal aspects of the development of modern civilization. Although Lachaise was not popular at the time, he was championed by Nelson and Abby Rockefeller.
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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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Addition Module EIGHT
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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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Related Work Title:
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Rockefeller Center; partOf
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Preferred Title:
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30 Rockefeller Plaza
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Agent Display:
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Barry Faulkner (American mosaicist, 1881-1966); Gaston Lachaise (French sculptor, 1882-1935); Lee Oskar Lawrie (American sculptor, 1877-1961); Raymond M. Hood (American architect, 1881-1934)
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Date:
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1930-1933 (creation)
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Materials:
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stone; steel; glass
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Measurement:
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850 ft (height)
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Alternate Title:
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GE Building
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Alternate Title:
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RCA 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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Art Deco
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Style/Period:
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Twentieth century
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Classification:
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Architecture
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