Great Dome, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., 1921

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1921

Location Note

Temporarily located on shelf HGO-02-105-A-B-101 in HAV-01-403

GUSN

GUSN-361419

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Description

Matted pencil sketch of the Great Dome on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Sketch is undated and the artist is unidentified. The following is written in the lower right corner of the matting: "Tech." The following signature is written in the lower left corner of the sketch: "Alfred Shaw '21."

Details

Descriptive Terms

sketches
pencils (drawing and writing equipment)
architectural drawings (visual works)
colleges (buildings)
domes (architectural element)
columns (architectural elements)
exterior views
sketches
pencils (drawing and writing equipment)

Physical Descrption

1 pencil sketch : matted ; 15 x 19 inches

Collection Code

GC001

Collection Name

Original art collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

GC001.USMA.Cambridge.802

Acqusition Type

Library & Archives Purchase

Credit Line

Library & Archives purchase, 2023

Places

Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Shaw, Alfred, 1895-1970 (Artist)

Material Type

sketches
pencils (drawing and writing equipment)

Other People

Shaw, Alfred, 1895-1970

Other Organizations

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Subjects

Art
Pencil
Dome
Architecture

Restrictions

Overall good condition. Minor wear and staining to mount. Front matboard has separated from back matboard.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Temporarily located on shelf HGO-02-105-A-B-101 in HAV-01-403

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