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Avon Theater, 251 West 45th Street, New York, NY: Design for Alteration to Radio Broadcasting Facility for Columbia Broadcasting System

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Drawing with rounded corners. Sketch for the alteration of the Avon theatre into a broadcasting theatre. Diagonal view from orchestra section under balcony. Signature and date at lower right.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Architect
William E. Lescaze, American, b. Switzerland, 1896–1969
Date
1934
Credit Line
Gift of William E. Lescaze
Medium
Graphite on white tracing paper
Dimensions
irregular: 26.5 x 33.8 cm (10 7/16 x 13 5/16 in.)
Mat: 35.6 × 45.7 cm (14 × 18 in.)
Type
architecture, interiors
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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