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(Conceptual Rendering) McKim, White and Mead, architects 1893 Francis L.V. Hoppin, artist (1867-1941) The Brooklyn Museum Gouache and ink on paper 62.9 x 166.4 cm (24 ¾ x 65 ½ in.) Jpg: BrooklynMuseum / local At its
conception, the idea was to make it the largest museum in the
country -- a single building
which would be the largest museum-structure in the world; and
it would house collections of
art, natural history, and science, as well as serve as an educational
and
research institution. It
was a grand proposal put together in the year of the Chicago
Worlds Fair with a design that would proclaim the building as a
temple of art and learning. Of
course, reality had to be faced and what was realized was a beautiful,
but much more modest version.
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By: Natasha
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Created 12/9/2004
