[Detail of porticoes of buildings, Lawyers Row, Clinton, Louisiana] / Alvyk Boyd Cruise. – Historic Photo Reproduction
![[Detail of porticoes of buildings, Lawyers Row, Clinton, Louisiana] / Alvyk Boyd Cruise., [between 1935 and 1939] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a6/a6ba012ec17c-L.webp)
(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 [Detail of porticoes of buildings, Lawyers Row, Clinton, Louisiana] / Alvyk Boyd Cruise. 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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[Detail of porticoes of buildings, Lawyers Row, Clinton, Louisiana] / Alvyk Boyd Cruise.
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A watercolor of the porticoes on Lawyers Row in Clinton, the seat of East Feliciana Parish in north-central Louisiana, sets this sheet apart from the building photographs and measured drawings that usually document a site. Alvyk Boyd Cruise painted it between 1935 and 1939 as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey, a New Deal program that employed architects and draftsmen to record older American buildings during the Depression. The row's small law offices, with their columns and roof lines, reflect the Greek Revival style that spread through the Louisiana parishes in the 19th century. The painting shows how these modest porches were built and how they fit together along the street.
| Created / published | [between 1935 and 1939] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : watercolor |
| Genre | Watercolors 1930-1940. |
| Notes | Historic American Buildings Survey, LA 19 Clint 2. No. 105. Forms part of the Historic American Buildings Survey collection. |
| Subjects | Architectural elements--Louisiana--Clinton--1930-1940. Porticoes (Porches)--Louisiana--Clinton--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,170 × 1,477 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218681 |
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