1939 Rhode Island Architecture Exhibition
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Creation Date
1739
Photographer
Harvey Weber
Location
Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Worktype
social and civic buildings
Style/Period
American Colonial
Image Type
photographic prints
Image Measurements
8 inches x 10 inches
Inscription
[verso, typed, top left:] DATE: 1739 / DESCRIPTION: An early example of formal public architecture in masonry. / Brick with brown-stone quoins and carved detail of painted wood. / Restored by Norman M. Isham in 1932.
Description
exterior; 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)