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1270 Avenue of the Americas (6th Ave.) entrance facade; "Morning, Present, Evening" by Robert Garrison, 1932, detail, "Evening"

Title:

Radio Center Music Hall

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Related Work:

part of Rockefeller Center

Creators:

Donald Deskey (American interior designer, 1894-1989); Edward Durell Stone (American architect, 1902-1978); Hildreth Meière (American sculptor, 1892-1961)

Date:

opened 1932 (creation)

Style/Period:

Art Deco; Twentieth century

Location:

site: New York, New York, United States

Location Note:

1260 Avenue of the Americas

GPS:

+40.759722-73.979167

Culture:

American

Measurements:

66.5 (height, stage) x 144 ft (width, stage)

Materials:

stone; neon sign; aluminum; steel

Work Types:

buildings; performing arts buildings; theaters (buildings); buildings; performing arts buildings; theaters (buildings); motion picture theaters

Description:

Designed by Edward Durell Stone, the interior of the theater with its austere Art Deco lines represented a break with the traditional ornate rococo ornament associated with movie palaces at the time. The interior decor was created by designer Donald Deskey. The names "Radio City" and "Radio City Music Hall" derive from one of the complex's first tenants, the Radio Corporation of America. Radio City Music Hall was a project of Rockefeller; Samuel Roxy Rothafel, who previously opened the Roxy Theatre in 1927; and RCA chairman David Sarnoff. In 1933 they began showing films plus live entertainment; this format continued until 1979, with four complete performances presented every day. Radio City has 5,931 seats for spectators, expandable to 6,015; the building covers 2 acres. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)

View Description:

Bas-relief in limestone, each panel 21 feet long. This was the first work of art commissioned for Rockefeller Center. As well as allegories of time, the figures also represent the reach of radio; RCA was the first tenant in the building.

Classification:

Architecture and City Planning

Technique:

construction (assembling)

Image Rights:

Vendor ID:

1A1-RH-RC-T73

MDID Identifier:

61924

Archivision Set:

Archivision Addition Module Eight

Collection:

Archivision Module 8

Record created:

June 7, 2018

Last modified:

Nov. 1, 2018

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