1939 Rhode Island Architecture Exhibition

 

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Creation Date

1748

Photographer

Nicholas Romano

Location

Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Worktype

libraries (buildings)

Style/Period

eighteenth century

Image Type

photographic prints

Image Measurements

8 inches x 10 inches

Inscription

[typed, top:] DATE: 1748 / DESCRIPTION: The larger masses to the rear are not part of the original / scheme. The resticated [sic] woodwork of the walls and the correct Roman / classical detail is, and probably always was, sanded and painted stone / colour to complete the illusion of masonry construction implicit in / the design.

Description

verso of photograph; 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)

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