tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989779602103737857.post7706262414605556807..comments2024-03-26T01:26:01.819+11:00Comments on Art Deco Buildings: Paul J Rainey Memorial Gateway, Bronx ZooDavid Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08559022801796129763noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989779602103737857.post-37403395438439066912010-03-07T22:20:56.181+11:002010-03-07T22:20:56.181+11:00A few points of response.
This document (http://w...A few points of response.<br /><br />This document (<a href="http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/RAINEY-MEMORIAL-GATES.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/RAINEY-MEMORIAL-GATES.pdf</a> from the Landmarks Preservation Commission states "... noted American sculptor, Paul Manship, chose a naturalistic style with stylized simplifications so much admired in the '20's and influenced by the French Exposition des Arts Decoratifs" which puts it firmly in the Art Deco definition.<br /><br />I don't believe I actually said they were Art Deco in the text and does it really matter.<br /><br />Isn't typing comments in CAPS akin to shouting.David Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08559022801796129763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989779602103737857.post-42727896132478768142010-03-07T19:08:39.687+11:002010-03-07T19:08:39.687+11:00WOULDN'T THIS BE ART NOUVEAU?WOULDN'T THIS BE ART NOUVEAU?blackswan415https://www.blogger.com/profile/12879968034952033203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989779602103737857.post-15758321696750143932009-05-09T16:47:00.000+10:002009-05-09T16:47:00.000+10:00It is a beauty. This was a major stop on the Bron...It is a beauty. This was a major stop on the Bronx tour during the World Congress on Art Deco in New York and no doubt they were well worth it.David Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08559022801796129763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5989779602103737857.post-50574859193376357682009-05-09T05:44:00.000+10:002009-05-09T05:44:00.000+10:00How magnificent is this gate!How magnificent is this gate!Samhttp://www.matouenpeluche.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com