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American Institute, New York City (front elevation)

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Date

1834-1835

Artist

Alexander Jackson Davis (1803-1892)

Collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Image Link

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/377023

Description

This design for the American Institute follows a scheme that features more often in Davis' designs for public buildings in an urban environment. The facade of this building is most strongly marked by its columns, which, although abstracted, are in the Egyptian style. It is certainly not the only Egyptian revival building Davis designed, but he more commonly applied the style to penitentiaries, cemetery entrances, and monuments. Medium: watercolor, ink and graphite.
Additional Makers: Designer - Town & Davis (1829–35 and 1842–43)

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CC0 1.0

Image Credit

Image courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts

Location

New York, New York, USA

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Architectural Plans
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Buildings & Architecture

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