Study for Maximum Mass Permitted by the 1916 New York Zoning Law, Stage 3

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Designer
Hugh Ferriss, American, 1889–1962
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Rendering of very dark, monumental high-rise building complex with tall set back central tower, flanked by two shorter towers, each with setback upper stories that form a pyramid-shaped tops. Background shaded with cross-hatching to create a halo effect behind the building complex in the foreground.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Hugh Ferriss
1922
Accession Number
1969-137-3
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Black crayon, stumped and erased; brush and black wash over photostat, varnish, on illustration board
Dimensions
Other: 67.3 x 51.6 cm (26 1/2 x 20 5/16 in.)
Mat: 91.4 × 71.1 cm (36 × 28 in.)
designed in
New York City, New York, USA
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Record ID
chndm_1969-137-3
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq42e3b641c-9f0d-482f-ba49-9afa724b663f
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