West wall of Swimming Pool with fountain (3)
Accession number | GP 42-16 |
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Alternative title | Swimming Pool, looking west, Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C. |
Contributor | |
Photographer | |
Garden Area |
Swimming Pool and Loggia
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Date |
1944 - 1959
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Measurements |
8 x 10 inches
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Materials/Techniques |
gelatin silver prints
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Work types |
photographs
black & white photographs
photographic prints
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Description
Beatrix Farrand designed the west wall and fountain.
The west end of the Swimming Pool and surrounding garden areas as they appeared after the completion of the North Vista walls in 1944 and before the Cedar of Lebanon was replaced in 1959.
Photograph undated, probably taken 1944-1959 based on existence of walls and Cedar of Lebanon in background.
On verso: handwritten: Swimming Pool, looking west.
Title created by cataloger.
Subjects
swimming pools
loggias
walls
Rocaille
fountains
urns
finials
plants, potted
benches (furniture)
piers (supporting elements)
balustrades
Salix alba (species)
black-and-white photographs
photographs
Collection
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
Repository
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Rare Book Collection
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington (D.C.)
Accession number | GP 42-16 |
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Alternative title | Swimming Pool, looking west, Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C. |
Contributor | |
Photographer | |
Garden Area |
Swimming Pool and Loggia
|
Date |
1944 - 1959
|
Measurements |
8 x 10 inches
|
Materials/Techniques |
gelatin silver prints
|
Work types |
photographs
black & white photographs
photographic prints
|