Creator:

Philadelphia (Pa.). Commissioners for the Erection of the Public Buildings  Search this

Subject:

Calder, Alexander Milne  Search this

McArthur, John  Search this

Place of publication, production, or execution:

Other

Physical Description:

2 Volumes, (on partial microfilm reel)

Access Note / Rights:

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Summary:

Materials documenting John McArthur and Alexander Milne Calder's work on Philadelphia City Hall including: F. Faust's THE CITY HALL, PHILADELPHIA, (1879) which contains ca. 200 plates of both the interior and exterior; and a scrapbook of photographs of architectural drawings, plans, and details of ornamentation, identifying most of the sculpture locations and allegorical significance, and photographs of Calder with models.

Citation:

Selected records relating to Philadelphia City Hall Sculpture Ornamentation, 1897-1901. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Additional Forms:

35mm microfilm reel 3602 available at Archives of American Art offices, through interlibrary loan and at the Free Library of Philadelphia.

Location of Originals:

Originals in: Philadelphia City Archives.

Loan:

Loan

Language Note:

English .

Provenance:

Lent for microfilming 1985 by the Philadelphia City Archives.

Location Note:

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

Topic:

Architectural photography -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this

Sculpture, Modern -- 19th century -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this

Theme:

Photography  Search this

Art organizations  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9968

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212658

AAA_collcode_philcomm

Theme:

Photography

Art organizations

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212658