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Office of McKim, Mead & White
Preliminary Design for the Pavement of the Rotunda of J. Pierpont Morgan's Library
New York, ca. 1904
Graphite and watercolor on tracing paper.
11/16 x 11 3/8 inches (246 x 288 mm), irregular
Gift of Mr. Walker O. Cain in honor of Charles Ryskamp on his 10th anniversary as Director.
1979.33:9
Notes:
The draughtsman is possibly August Reuling.
An early design for the marble pavement of the Rotunda of Pierpont Morgan's Library, this annotated watercolor indicates the importance the central porphry disc played in the development of the floor. For a subsequent large-scale rendering of the near final floor plan see 1979.33:1.
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With measurements and specifications.
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Provenance:
Office of McKim, Mead & White; Walker O. Cain, New York.
Associated names:
Reuling, August, 1884-1966, draftsman.
Cain, Walker O., 1915-1993, former owner.
Bibliography:
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Nineteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978-1980. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981, p. 203.
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