[Library of Congress (National Library") Washington D.C. Front elevation – Vintage Wall Art
(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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Step back in time with [Library of Congress (National Library") Washington D.C. Front elevation, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Library of Congress (National Library") Washington D.C. Front elevation
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This is a front elevation, an architect's drawing of the facade, of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the building now known as the Thomas Jefferson Building. Its designers, John L. Smithmeyer and Paul J. Pelz, planned a richly ornamented structure, and the drawing shows the composition that the finished building would carry through its carved stonework and symmetrical massing. The record labels the medium "German Renaissance," but the building is usually described as drawing on Italian Renaissance and Beaux-Arts traditions, so the label is worth checking against other sources. The building opened in 1897 and became a showcase for American architecture and decoration of its era.
| Created / published | 2002711906 |
|---|---|
| Medium | German Renaissance]" |
| Genre | Design |
| Notes | ADE - UNIT 2445, no. 15 (D size) [P&P]Check for an online group record (may link to related items) |
| Subjects | For information see Architecture |
| Source | Library of Congress |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 916 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-138027 |
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