#american architecture
Entrance ramp to the Manhattan Bridge (New York).
The bridge opened to traffic in December 1909. In 1910, the firm Carrère and Hastings began drawing up plans for a grand entry to the bridge on the Manhattan side. Construction began that year, the plans were finalized in 1912, and the arch and colonnade were completed in 1915.
The entry was inspired by the Porte Saint-Denis in Paris (which in turn was inspired by the Arch of Titus in Rome). Carl Augustus Heber sculpted the pylons, and Charles Rumsey sculpted the “Buffalo Hunt” frieze.
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“Sleepers (We Are Here)”, 2016
By:RON ULICNY….
* one more new piece from my current exhibition “Xylotheque” at the Cindy Lisica Gallery in Houston, TX. The show runs until Sept. 2nd.
**also on the INSTAGRAM&FACEBOOKhere….
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blue light, dark room, the white of your teeth
Construction details of the Allen Memorial Art Building, Oberlin
Yoo-hoo,@amamblog!
A timely reblog, as the AMAM starts planning next year’s centennial celebrations…
The archives of Oberlin College hold a great deal of material related to Gilbert’s several buildings on campus.
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