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[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Ground floor plan] – Antique Wall Art

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Ground floor plan], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." — historic drawing
[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Ground floor plan], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html).". Historic drawing from the Library of Congress collection.

(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 drawing captures [Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Ground floor plan] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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A graphite-and-wash plan of the Library of Congress's ground floor opens a window onto the institution's own home. The building it depicts is the Thomas Jefferson Building, designed by John L. Smithmeyer and Paul J. Pelz and opened in 1897 to relieve the Library's cramped quarters in the U.S. Capitol. Wash shading over pencil lines was a common way for architects of the period to show walls, masses and circulation at a glance, so the drawing works as both a practical document and a statement of the building's Beaux-Arts ambitions. It rewards a close look at how public and working spaces were arranged.

Created / publishedand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
Medium1 drawing : graphite and wash on paper.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan5,147 × 6,463 px · prints to 17 × 22 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-134610

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