Accession Number:
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193907
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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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50th Street facade, "Dance, Drama, and Song" plaques by Hildreth Meiere; detail, Drama
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Date of View:
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6/14/2011
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Image description:
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The three metal plaques are carbon steel, aluminum, chrome-nickel steel, vitreous enamel, gold and silver gilding. They are 18 feet in diameter, installed 1932. They were a collaboration between sculptor Hildreth M. Meiere and the metalworker Oscar B. Bach.
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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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Subject:
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performing arts
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Work Types:
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Architecture; cultural / educational buildings; theaters (buildings)
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Work Types:
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Architecture; commercial / industrial structures; motion picture theaters
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Related Work Title:
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Rockefeller Center; partOf
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Preferred Title:
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Radio Center Music Hall
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Agent Display:
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Donald Deskey (American interior designer, 1894-1989); Edward Durell Stone (American architect, 1902-1978); Hildreth Mei¿re (American sculptor, 1892-1961)
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Date:
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opened 1932 (creation)
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Materials:
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stone; neon sign; aluminum; steel
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Measurement:
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66.5 (height, stage) x 144 ft (width, stage)
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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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