Object Details
Model maker
Dennis Da Silva, American, b. ca 1946
Description
Model in the form of the Temple of Nike Apteros on the Acropolis in Athens (original 456 BC) with Ionic columns in front of rusticated walls above three steps with plain pendiment surmounted at the ends and center by anthemia.
Credit Line
Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Date
designed 1996; executed 2005
Accession Number
2014-39-4
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
models and prototypes
Decorative Arts
Object Name
architectural model
Type
architectural model
Medium
various woods, including mahogany (architrave, roof, base), cherry (walls and capitals), fir (columns)
Dimensions
H x W x D: 35.6 x 28.6 x 40.6 cm (14 in. x 11 1/4 in. x 16 in.)
made in
USA
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_2014-39-4