View of the west façade of Unité d'habitation with children playing in the foreground, Marseille, France

People:

Lucien Hervé (photographer)
Le Corbusier (architect)
André Wogenscky (architect)
Vladimir Bodiansky (engineer)

Title:

View of the west façade of Unité d'habitation with children playing in the foreground, Marseille, France

Date:

1952 or later

Description:

- A group of 178 gelatin silver prints acquired from Lucien Hervé in 1985 are of built works by Le Corbusier in France including: 124 photographs of Unité d'habitation, Marseille, 19 photographs of Maison A Jaoul and Maison B Jaoul, Neuilly-sur-Seine, 34 photographs of Villa Savoye, Poissy, and one photograph of a building, possibly by Fernand Pouillon, possibly located in France. The prints are of different sizes and show details and general views, predominantly exteriors of the buildings.

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 15.9 x 24.0 cm

Reference number:

PH1985:0792

Point of View:

exterior view

Inscription:

labelled and imprinted - in black typeface, on a piece of paper affixed to the print, verso, u.l. to u.r.: "Le Corbusier - [with title] The soil excavated for con - / struction was used by the architect to form hills for children's play - / grounds, planted with cypresses. Two floors in center left are shops, hotel." numbered - by unknown hands, in black ball-point pen, on the print, verso, c.l.: "LI 233" [upside down; "I" underlined]; and l.l.: "16" [upside down] stamped - in blue ink, on the print, verso, c.: "Photo Lucien HERVÉ / 31, rue Vineuse, PAR[IS 16e] - PASsy 20 - 65 / MENTION du NOM OBLIGATOIRE"

Location:

France

Subject:

architecture

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

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