Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: Radio Center Music Hall
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Accession Number:
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193925
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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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1270 Avenue of the Americas (6th Ave.) entrance facade; "Morning, Present, Evening" by Robert Garrison, 1932, detail, "Morning"
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Date of View:
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6/14/2011
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Image description:
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Bas-relief in limestone, each panel 21 feet long. This was the first work of art commissioned for Rockefeller Center. As well as allegories of time, the figures also represent the reach of radio; RCA was the first tenant in the building.
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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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