Flanking Entrances, Henry Ford Museum, 1928

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Artifact Overview

One of a series of views of the Museum as built, this black and white drawing shows a detail of a decorative portico on the side of the Museum. This portico encloses a group of doorways providing access to the Museum to facilitate movement of large artifacts in and out the of the one-story gallery.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Pencil drawing

Date Made

1928

Subject Date

1928

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

84.176.8

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: 20 in
Width: 17.5 in

Inscriptions

back: Edison Institute of Technology (crossed out)/Flanking entrances. Two on North Elevation./Two on South Elevation./Building K./Robert O. Derrick Inc. Architects, Detroit.