Art: The Renaissance, the Baroque, the modern worldPrentice-Hall, 1985 - Art |
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Page 958
... building was demolished to make way for a parking lot . At the moment of its construction , however , the essential characteristic of the American multistory structure , the steel frame , was already in use else- where in Chicago in the ...
... building was demolished to make way for a parking lot . At the moment of its construction , however , the essential characteristic of the American multistory structure , the steel frame , was already in use else- where in Chicago in the ...
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Frederick Hartt. in 1913 the Woolworth Building in New York ( fig . 1304 ) , by CASS GIL- BERT ( 1859-1934 ) , proved that a skyscraper could be beautiful . The es- sentials of the steel frame are clearly stated on the exterior of the ...
Frederick Hartt. in 1913 the Woolworth Building in New York ( fig . 1304 ) , by CASS GIL- BERT ( 1859-1934 ) , proved that a skyscraper could be beautiful . The es- sentials of the steel frame are clearly stated on the exterior of the ...
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... Building ( fig . 1307 ) , finished in 1932 , a structure that can so easily be thought of as a building designed today . The grid character of the steel frame is recognized in every aspect of the structure . Along the narrow sides of ...
... Building ( fig . 1307 ) , finished in 1932 , a structure that can so easily be thought of as a building designed today . The grid character of the steel frame is recognized in every aspect of the structure . Along the narrow sides of ...
Contents
The Pioneers The Mexicans Abstract Expressionism The Reaction Against | 956 |
Richardson Sullivan and the Chicago School Art Nouveau and Expressionist | 965 |
GLOSSARY | 977 |
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