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)