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Elevation of the Belmont Menagerie, Newport, Rhode Island

Creator Name

Whitney Warren Jr., American, 1864–1943

Cultural Context

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Date

1890s

About the Work

"Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum" Object Description
A colorful proposal for Oliver Belmont's monkey house. The building is to be a three-story structure with a central observation tower, and two flanking wings, here presented in a verdant landscape.

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Title

Elevation of the Belmont Menagerie, Newport, Rhode Island

Creator

Whitney Warren Jr., American, 1864–1943, Artist

Worktype

architecture; Drawing; Drawings

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Material

Graphite, brush and brown, black, green, blue, red, and yellow watercolor, white gouache, on thin cream illustration board

Dimensions

13.3 x 27.1 cm (5 1/4 x 10 11/16 in.)

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Language

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Date

1890s;
Date: ca. 1894

Provenance

Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William Greenough

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CC0
CC0

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Location

USA

Subjects

Architecture

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Whitney Warren Jr., American, 1864–1943, Elevation of the Belmont Menagerie, Newport, Rhode Island, 1890s, "Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum", Smithsonian Institution. CC0.

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