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Drawing, Architectural

Object number96.42.86

Made by Rudy Brothers Company (founded 1894)

Date1910

MediumWatercolor on board.

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Charles Rudy

DescriptionWatercolor on board. Architectural drawing for a ceiling light. Circular light featuring an open book with burning lamp in center. Eight sections radiate out from center, each has name of a writer.Dimensions14.06 x 12.37 in. (35.7 x 31.4 cm)
InscriptionsNames featured on light design: Whitman, Emerson, Whittier, Holmes, Bryant, Longfellow, Lowell, Poe

In pencil at bottom center: Ceiling Light in DuBois High School / DuBois Penna. /

In pencil at bottom right: Frank ? / D"

Reverse side: calcluations written in pencil/Dubois High School/Alumni/1910/Bill to W.B. Rose
MarksStamped in purple on reverese side: Rudy Bros. Co. / Pittsburgh PA
Historical NotesArchitectural drawing for a ceiling light at DuBois High School.Label TextThis design features the names of 19th century authors, a common motif for educational institutions.

Related institution DuBois High School

Related person Walt Whitman

Related person Ralph Waldo Emerson

Related person John Greenleaf Whittier

Related person William Cullen Bryant

Related person Oliver Wendell Holmes

Related person Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882)

Related person James Russell Lowell

Related person Edgar Allan Poe

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