Wayfarers' Chapel, Palos Verdes, California: Full scale elevation for chapel cornerstone inscription

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People:

Lloyd Wright (architect)
Lloyd Wright (draughtsman)

Title:

Wayfarers' Chapel, Palos Verdes, California: Full scale elevation for chapel cornerstone inscription

Date:

before 16 July 1949

Description:

- This elevation for the cornerstone inscription for Wayfarers' Chapel, Palos Verdes, California, has a tracing paper overlay which shows an alternate design for the triangle motif beneath the inscription.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design development drawing

Technique and media:

Graphite

Dimensions:

sheet: 77.0 x 66.1 cm

Reference number:

DR1987:0583:001-002

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)
freehand drawing

Method of Projection:

elevation (drawing)

Point of View:

general view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet is trimmed unevenly, is folded at the corners and has a tracing paper overlay fixed with masking tape.

Inscription:

inscribed and numbered - by the draughtsman, in graphite, u.c. to c.: "[greek capital letters alpha and omega] / 1949"; in various locations: with measurements; and on overlay, l.r.: "#199" [job number] numbered - by the architect's son ? in graphite, l.r.: "#199" [job number]

Location:

United States

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

cornerstone

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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