View of a bas-relief of a fish sign by Le Corbusier, Chandigarh, India

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People:

Pierre Jeanneret (archive creator)
Jeet Malhotra (photographer)
Le Corbusier (artist)

Title:

View of a bas-relief of a fish sign by Le Corbusier, Chandigarh, India

Date:

1962?

Description:

Possibly a mould test on wet sand for the Assembly, Capitol Complex, Sector 1, Chandigarh, India. Further investigation is required.

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

composition: 8,2 × 8,1 cm (3 1/4 × 3 3/16 in.) sheet: 9 × 8,9 cm (3 9/16 × 3 1/2 in.)

Reference number:

ARCH402414

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- A white label is affixed to the top left corner of the photograph.

Location:

Chandigarh India

Credit line:
Fonds Pierre Jeanneret
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Jacqueline Jeanneret/
Gift of Jacqueline Jeanneret

Language of material:

English

General note:

The date of 1962 is inscribed on verso. However, it seems to be a mould test. Would the date be possibly closer to the start of the construction of the signs in 1956 (Gargiani. "Le Corbusier : béton brut and ineffable space, 1940-1965...", p. 327)? Further investigation is required.

Folder Number:

156-013-01

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