The Waldorf-Astoria - Sert Room - Murals by José María Sert – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures The Waldorf-Astoria - Sert Room - Murals by José María Sert in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The Waldorf-Astoria - Sert Room - Murals by José María Sert
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The Sert Room, a dining room in the Waldorf-Astoria, is distinguished by its large murals painted by the Catalan artist José María Sert, who was among the most sought-after muralists of the early twentieth century. The hotel's Park Avenue building had opened only a few years earlier, in 1931, and the room was part of its effort to present a lavish, modern interior to New York's social set. This October 1933 photograph records the decorative scheme as it appeared soon after completion, when the hotel was a showcase for Art Deco-era design and for the commissioned art that was becoming fashionable in American public buildings.
| Created / published | c1933 Oct. 18. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1930-1940. |
| Notes | J14155 U.S. Copyright Office. |
| Subjects | Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, N.Y.)--1930-1940. Dining rooms--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Murals--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,089 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-162211 |
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