Eliza G. Radeke Building, RISD Museum album, Providence, R.I., circa 1930

Description

Unbound album stored in black leather cover embossed with gold lettering reading "R.I.S.D. Museum" on the binding. Album contains sixteen sepia-toned gelatin prints taken by architectural photographer Paul J. Weber circa 1930. Six prints are exterior views and ten are interior views of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Museum's Eliza G. Radeke Building in Providence, Rhode Island. One blank mount is also included in the album.

Several exterior views depict the front entrance and facade; others show rear and side views. Interior views show sparsely filled rooms highlighting the sense of space and scale. Photographer also feature architectural details such as wall niches, moldings, staircases, a fireplace, panelling and the effects of natural light. The brick building was designed in Georgian Revival by William T. Aldrich in 1926 to fit in with its neighboring structures. All seventeen items are signed by Weber in the bottom right corner. The following is stamped on the verso of all seventeen items: "Paul J. Weber / Architectural photographer."