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| Title | Plaster mockup of Corinthian column and portico ceiling for Legislative Building, Washington State Capitol group, Olympia, 1926 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1926 |
| Notes | Handwritten on verso: Please return to Wilder & White, 16 E 41st St
PH Coll 461.300 |
| Contextual Notes | Architects Wilder and White designed the decorative carving scheme for the columns on the Legislative Building collonade. They commissioned New York sculptor Maxfield H. Keck to create a full-scale plaster mockup of the columns, capitals (decorative pieces at the top of the columns), and portico ceiling sections. This mockup is shown here. Keck also created mockups for other decorative building components, such as the six main bronze doors. He was paid a total of $21, 655 for his work on the Legislative Building project. Stone carvers crafted all of the final pieces on site in Olympia based on these plaster mockups.
Source:
Johnston, Norman J. "Washington's Audacious State Capitol and Its Builders". Seattle: University of Washington P, 1988. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Architectural models |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Columna, Corinthian--Washington (State)--Olympia |
| Location Depicted | United States--Washington (State)--Olympia
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| Digital Collection | Washington Localities Collection
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| Order Number | WAS1910
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| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info
Please cite the Order Number when ordering. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Harry White Photograph Collection. PH Coll 461 |
| Repository Collection Guide | To view the finding aid for this collection see:
http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcoll/findaids/docs/photosgraphics/WhiteHarryPHColl461.xml |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Physical Description | silver gelatin; b&w; 9.5 x 7.75 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9800XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 6 and resized to 475x600 ppi. 2009. |
