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A Monumental beacon and lighthouse [graphic] / B.S. Linfoot.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Visual Materials LFT*021*001
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- Format:
- Image
- Author/Creator:
- Linfoot, Benjamin S., 1910-1988.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- monuments.
- lighthouses.
- museums (buildings).
- Dwellings.
- Genre:
- Student drawings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 drawing : pencil, gauche & wash on board ; 86 x 60.5 cm.
- Contained In:
- Architectural drawings collection of Benjamin, Benjamin Edis & Benjamin S. Linfoot.
- Place of Publication:
- 1934.
- Notes:
- Student work: "University of Pennsylvania. First Paris Prelim. ..." "I am a citizen of the United States and will be under 27 years of age on July 1, 1934. [signed] B.S. Linfoot." This drawing is also believed to have been prepared for a "First Paris" Beaux Arts drawing competition.
- The image includes a rendering showing a contemporary design, and a plan showing a "museum" & "quarters" underground.
- An unidentified seal in the upper left corner is crossed out.
- Forms part of: Architectural drawings collection of Benjamin, Benjamin Edis & Benjamin S. Linfoot.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Gift of Benjamin S. Linfoot and family,
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