Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: United Nations Headquarters [complex]
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Accession Number:
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196835
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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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Interior, General Assembly Hall, L¿ger mural (1952)
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Date of View:
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6/21/2011
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Image description:
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In 1952, two L¿ger murals were installed in the General Assembly Hall. The works are meant to merely be decorative with no symbolism. US President Harry S. Truman dubbed this mural Scrambled Eggs.
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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; government structures; legislative buildings
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Work Types:
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Architecture; government structures; government office buildings
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Preferred Title:
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United Nations Headquarters [complex]
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Agent Display:
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Harrison and Abramovitz (American architectural firm, 1945-1976)
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Date:
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1961 (alteration)
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Materials:
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steel; concrete; glass
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Measurement:
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17 ac (area, land site)
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Alternate Title:
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United Nations 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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Modernist
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Style/Period:
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Twentieth century
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Style/Period:
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International Style (modern European architecture style)
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Classification:
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Architecture
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