Avery Library's photographs of McKim, Mead, and White's former Pennsylvania Station building are featured in the latest installment of the American Experience, a PBS series. This installment, entitled "The Rise and Fall of Penn Station", includes photographs documenting the construction of the station that are now in the Avery Classics collection. These photographs are now […]
Month: February 2014
Katzenbach & Warren, Inc wallcovering trade catalog
Although it is only February, Avery Classics is already looking ahead to the spring New Acquisitions show. This year's event will include a recently acquired trade catalog from the home design firm of Katzenbach & Warren, Inc. Issued in 1949, Mural Scrolls presents a series of wall coverings designed by Calder, Matisse, Matta, and Miro […]
New Avery blog from Art Properties: Public Outdoor Sculpture at Columbia
Art Properties has launched a blog dedicated to the public outdoor sculpture at Columbia University, https://blogs.cul.columbia.edu/outdoorsculpture/. Maintained by Roberto C. Ferrari, Curator of Art Properties, the blog will provide historical and current information about these works of art found at the schools and campuses of Columbia. An interactive map to locate the public outdoor sculptures […]