1939 Rhode Island Architecture Exhibition
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Creation Date
1889
Photographer
Nicholas Romano
Location
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Worktype
cathedrals
Style/Period
Gothic Revival; Romanesque Revival
Image Type
photographic prints; enlargements (copies)
Image Measurements
width: 30 inches, height: 40 inches
Inscription
[typed label, bottom right:] CATHEDRAL OF SS. PETER AND PAUL, 1889 / Providence / Architect: Patrick C. Kiely [sic] / Very different from Upjohn's discreet Gothic but more powerful / and original in composition. / Photo by Romano
Description
exterior facade; Photograph exhibited in Rhode Island Architecture Exhibition, 1939, RISD Museum. Curated by RISD Museum Director Alexander Dorner (tenure 1938-1941) and architectural historian Henry-Russell Hitchcock.
Keywords
architecture (discipline); cathedrals