Seagram Building

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Dublin Core

Title

Seagram Building

Subject

building; sky scraper; street; city; sky

Description

A black building juts out from the street, with other various buildings around it. A few trees, cars, and street lamps dot the foreground, and the building is set against a blue sky background.

Creator

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969)

Born: March 27, 1886 (Aachen, Germany)
Died: August 17, 1969 (age 83 years) (Chicago, Illinois, USA)

Philip Johnson (1906-2005)

Born: July 8, 1906 (Cleveland, Ohio, USA)
Died: January 25, 2005 (age 98 years) (New Canaan, Connecticut, USA)

Source

9798, Visual Resources Library, EL

Date

1958

Rights

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Relation

375 Park Avenue, New York City, New York, USA

Format

Art Form: Architecture
Material: bronze, glass, and concrete
Measurements: 516 ft.; 38 stories

Type

International Style; 20th century