Swedenborg Memorial Chapel, El Cerrito, California: Sketch elevation

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People:

Lloyd Wright (architect)
Lloyd Wright (draughtsman)
San Francisco Society of the New Jerusalem (client)

Title:

Swedenborg Memorial Chapel, El Cerrito, California: Sketch elevation

Date:

1960

Description:

- This sketch elevation for Swedenborg Memorial Chapel, El Cerrito, California, emphasizes the juxtaposition of vertical and horizontal forms as well as the symbolic prominence of the cross within the diamond.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

conceptual drawing

Technique and media:

Graphite

Dimensions:

sheet: 32.9 x 21.5 cm

Reference number:

DR1987:0448

Drawing Type:

line drawing
freehand drawing

Method of Projection:

sketch elevation (drawing)

Point of View:

partial view
exterior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet has a pinhole and a rust stain from a paper clip at u.l..

Inscription:

inscribed - by the draughtsman, in graphite, c.r.: with title [sideways]; and t.: "OF / TH [sic; both cancelled with a line] / LOWER TERRACE / FLOOR PLAN (INCLUDING / SERVICE ROOMS OFFICES & VESTRY.)" stamped and numbered - l.r.: "#199" [upside down; cancelled with red pencil] numbered - by an unknown hand, in red pencil, l.r.: "244" [job number; above cancelled stamp] numbered - by an unknown hand, in blue pencil, verso, l.l.: "3" [circled]

Location:

United States

Subject:

architecture

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

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