Paul Philippe Cret architectural drawings, 1901-1936

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID:
3460556 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945; École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts (France)
Repository:
Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Physical Description:
1 print box; 3 items (matted)
Language(s):
English .
Access:

This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information and to make an appointment, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Description

Summary

Included are photocopies of Cret's architectural drawings for the Hartford County Building, Hartford, Conn., 1926-1927; the Federal Reserve Building, Washington, D.C., 1936; the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., 1929; and miscellaneous projects. Also, Cret's sketches for monuments (including studies for the Quentin Roosevelt Fountain, 1919), covers and title pages for publications, a bridge, a bas-relief, a map, a medal, and a bookplate, circa 1901-1931. Includes one student drawing from the Ecole des Beaux Arts.

Reproduction Note

Type of reproduction--Includes some photocopies

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information and to make an appointment, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Permission to publish must be obtained in writing from the Director, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, 1172 Amsterdam Ave., MC 0301, New York, NY 10027.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Gift.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Biographical / Historical

Architect, artist.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Architects CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Bookplates CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Maps (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
architectural drawings (visual works) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Federal Reserve Building (Washington, D.C.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Folger Shakespeare Library CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Hartford County Building (Hartford, Conn.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Quentin Roosevelt Fountain CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Architecture -- Connecticut -- Hartford CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- United States -- Designs and plans CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- Washington (D.C.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Artists CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Bas-relief CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Bridges CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Libraries -- Washington (D.C.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Monuments CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Public buildings -- Connecticut -- Hartford CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Public buildings -- Washington (D.C.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID