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Friday, July 18, 2014

New York Architecture


Brickwork on the Masters building exterior. This image is from google maps.
I couldn't find any of the building with a close-up to show the detailed bricks.
Here is a link to the full building.



Art Deco style lights in the lobby
Located at 310 Riverside Drive...the Master Apartments [was named] in Roerich's honor. A New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission Report on the Master Apartments, written in 1989, says:
Roerich, who advanced the theosophist belief in ancient masters who could relay messages and wisdom to modern man, considered himself a master and advised his followers in that role. The activities of the Russian artist, who worked in a neo-primitive style, and is perhaps best remembered today as the set designer for Igor Stravinsky's ballet, Le Sacre du Printemps (The Right of Spring, 1920).[Source]

Lobby floor of marquetry
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Posted By: Kidist P. Asrat
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