Name/Title
McKinley Birthplace Memorial Competition Rendered Elevation and Rendered PlanEntry/Object ID
2015.4.92Description
Original halftone print of a 1928 rendering of the elevation and plan for the National McKinley Birthplace Memorial. The top rendering is of the front elevations of the building. Printed below it is "McKinley Birthplace Memorial Competition Design by McKim, Mead & white, Architects Rendered Elevation--Drawn and Rendered by Gerald Holmes." The lower picture shows the floor plan of the building. Below this are the words "McKinley Birthplace Memorial Competition Design by McKim, Mead & White, Architects Rendered Plan--Drawn and Rendered by John Thompson." The back of the print shows a photograph of a "Portion of Rendered Elevation by Otto R. Eggers, Harding Memorial Competition." Below this are the words "Portion of Rendered elevation by Otto R. Eggers, Harding Memorial Competition Deign by John Russell Pope, Architect 'This is a portion fo the drawing which is shown at reduced size on page 82.'" It appears that this may have been a page from a book, or one mock up of a page for a book. The print comes with a certificate of authenticity.Collection
ScarmuzziAcquisition
Accession
2015.4.0Source or Donor
Patricia A. ScarmuzziAcquisition Method
Gift