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[Library of Congress (Congressional Library") D.C. Perspective rendering]" – Antique Wall Art

[Library of Congress (Congressional Library") D.C. Perspective rendering]", [1873] — historic drawing
[Library of Congress (Congressional Library") D.C. Perspective rendering]", [1873]. Historic drawing from the Library of Congress collection.

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Few early views show the Library of Congress as a planned building rather than rooms inside the Capitol, which sets this 1873 perspective rendering apart. The library had been housed in the Capitol since the federal government moved to Washington, and by the 1870s its growing collection of books and copyright deposits had outgrown those quarters. This drawing, made in the architectural style of its day, presents a proposed separate building, a project that would take years of debate and construction before the Jefferson Building opened in 1897. Such renderings were used to win approval and funding, so the sweeping elevations and ornate detail show how the designers hoped to persuade Congress.

Created / published[1873]
MediumADE - UNIT 2450, no. 3 (D size) [P&P]Check for an online group record (may link to related items)
Genreand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
NotesFor information see Architecture
SubjectsDesign
Original scan1,536 × 1,001 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-134608

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