Rockefeller Center; International Building (New York, NY) : International Building North, 636 Fifth Avenue entrance; "cartouche" of "Commerce and Industry with a Caduceus" by Piccirilli
- Creator:
- Chambellan, Rene Paul, 1893-1955
Hood, Raymond M., 1881-1934
Lawrie, Lee Oskar, 1877-1961 - Published/Created:
- 530 Fifth Avenue, with entrances on 626 and 636 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, United States
1932-1937 - Date Depicted:
- 6/14/2011
- Materials:
- Indiana limestone; bronze
- Notes:
- Following the theme established with the British Empire Building and La Maison Française, 630 Fifth Avenue was named the International Building, and its southerly frontage (southernmost wing) on Fifth Avenue became known as the Palazzo d’Italia. The internationalist scheme was both an effort to attract tenants with connections to the honored countries, and celebrate the internationalism that John D. Rockefeller, Jr., believed was the key to world peace. Originally there were some consulates located in the building, and a passport office on the second floor.
- Variant Titles:
- International Building
- Topics:
- Architecture -- United States -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Art Deco
Twentieth century - Culture:
- American
- Accession Number:
- 1A1-RH-RC-T06
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
embassies (AAT)
mixed-use developments (AAT)
office buildings (AAT)
stores (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- buildings; commercial buildings; mercantile buildings; stores; buildings; multistory buildings; high-rise buildings; skyscrapers; buildings; office buildings; buildings; public buildings; embassies; complexes; mixed-use developments
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Addition Module Eight
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
6/14/2011 12:00:00 AM - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2013; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4654
- OID:
- 10897045
- PID:
- digcoll:1835466