Ministry of Education and Health (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) : Detail of fish and shell pattern of left portion of mural by Paulo Osif
- Creator:
- Costa, Lúcio, 1902-1998
Le Corbusier, 1887-1965
Niemeyer, Oscar, 1907-2012 - Published/Created:
- Rua da Imprensa, Rio de Janeiro, Sudeste, Brazil
1937-1943 - Physical Description:
- 238 ft (height)
- Date Depicted:
- 8/1/1991
1900 AD - 1949 AD - Materials:
- concrete
glass - Notes:
- In 1936 Niemeyer joined the team assembled by Costa to design the Ministry of Education and Health (1937-1943; now the Palácio da Cultura). The team included Affonso Eduardo Reidy, Jorge Moreira, Leão and Hernani Mendes de Vasconcelos, who were all at the
- Variant Titles:
- Palácio da Cultura
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Brazil -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Modern
Modernist - Culture:
- Brazilian
- Accession Number:
- 1A1-NO-ME-F3
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
public buildings: government office buildings (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:
- architectural exteriors construction buildings; public buildings; ministries mural
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Base Collection
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
8/1/1991 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4152
- OID:
- 10091196
- PID:
- digcoll:2278251