Virginia Court, Henry Ford Museum, 1928
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One of a series of views of the Museum as built, this black and white drawing shows one of two courtyards located between the entrance Promenade and the exhibit gallery. Filled with trees, plantings and a decorative gazebo, architect Robert Derrick intended these spaces to provide light, air and vistas from the Museum and Promenade.
One of a series of views of the Museum as built, this black and white drawing shows one of two courtyards located between the entrance Promenade and the exhibit gallery. Filled with trees, plantings and a decorative gazebo, architect Robert Derrick intended these spaces to provide light, air and vistas from the Museum and Promenade.
Artifact
Pencil drawing
Date Made
1928
Subject Date
1928
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
84.176.13
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Pencil (Marking material)
Technique
Drawing (Image-making)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 17.5 in
Width: 20.5 in
Inscriptions
back: Edison Institute of Technology / Virginia Court (#3) / Robert O. Derrick, Inc. Architects, Detroit
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