Architectural working drawings of the San Francisco City Hall

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Object Details

Artist

John Bakewell Jr., 1872 – 1963

Arthur Brown Jr., 1874 – 1957

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Portfolio containing 23 photostats of the principal working drawings for the San Francisco City Hall, constructed between 1913 and 1916, and explanatory sheet giving the history of the building’s construction. Drawings are of ground plan, elevations, dome, interior and exterior architectural decoration.

Credit Line

Gift of John Bakewell Jr.

Date

1913–16

Accession Number

1958-44-1-k

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Object Name

Type

Medium

Photostat on paper, with yellow crayon additions

Dimensions

66 x 51.5 cm (26 in. x 20 1/4 in.)

made in

USA

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq41444b9f8-15f2-4d72-845a-2cad4d57c49e

Record ID

chndm_1958-44-1-k