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Dayton Art Institute photograph Save
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Description: Caption reads: " Art Ins. Dayton, Ohio, Montgomery County." The Dayton Art Institute Italian Renaissance building was modeled after the Villa d'Este, near Rome, and the Villa Farnese at Caprarola in Italy. It was built in 1930, after the Dayton Museum of Fine Arts outgrew its former location. The building, which overlooks the Great Miami River just west of Dayton, was designed by architect Edward B. Green of Buffalo. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F08_025_1
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Galleries and museums; Art museums
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F08_025_1
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Galleries and museums; Art museums
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
Cleveland Art Museum - The Thinker Save
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Description: Caption on reverse reads: "The Thinker - Cleveland Art Museum (1). Cleveland, Ohio."
The inscription on the plaque reads: "The Thinker by Auguste Rodin, gift of Ralph King."
The statue outside the Cleveland Museum of Art was badly damaged by vandalism in 1970 and is displayed in its unrepaired state.
The Thinker (the original) is a bronze and marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin held in the Musée Rodin in Paris. It depicts a man in sober meditation battling with a powerful internal struggle.
Over twenty monumental size bronze casts of the sculpture are in museums around the world. In addition there are sculptures of different study size scales and plaster models in both monumental and study sizes. There are some newer castings that have been produced posthumously and are not considered part of the original production.
Originally named The Poet, the piece was part of a commission by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris to create a monumental portal to act as the door of the museum. Rodin based his theme on The Divine Comedy of Dante and entitled the portal The Gates of Hell. Each of the statues in the piece represented one of the main characters in the epic poem. The Thinker was originally meant to depict Dante in front of the Gates of Hell, pondering his great poem. The sculpture is nude, as Rodin wanted a heroic figure in the tradition of Michelangelo, to represent intellect as well as poetry.
Rodin made a first small plaster version around 1880. The first large-scale bronze cast was finished in 1902, but not presented to the public until 1904. It became the property of the city of Paris – thanks to a subscription organized by Rodin admirers – and was put in front of the Panthéon in 1906. In 1922, it was moved to the Hôtel Biron, which was transformed into a Rodin Museum.
The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) is an art museum situated in Wade Park, in the University Circle neighborhood on Cleveland's east side. The Cleveland Museum of Art has remained historically true to the vision of its founders, being the only major American museum keeping general admission free to the public View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F10_045_1
Subjects: Bronze sculpture; Art museums--United States; Cleveland Museum of Art; Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917. Thinker
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F10_045_1
Subjects: Bronze sculpture; Art museums--United States; Cleveland Museum of Art; Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917. Thinker
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
Ohio Historical Society Time Capsule photographs Save
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Description: Three photographs document the creation of a time capsule in celebration of the opening of the Ohio Historical Center in August 1970. The first photographs shows Governor James Rhodes inscribing a parchment for insertion into the time capsule, while one of his grandchildren looks on. Two other photographs show the governor assisting Ohio Historical Society President J.A. Mackstroth and Director Daniel R. Porter in placing items into the capsule. The final two photographs document the placement of the time capsule beneath the floor of the Arthur C. Johnson Auditorium foyer at the Ohio Historical Center by the Society's trustees and officers. Pictured from left to right, front row are: Charles E. Frohman, John A. Lloyd, Clay Littick, Gilbert W. Dilley, William H. Vodrey, Jr., J.A. Meckstroth, Fred J. Milligran, Sr. In the second row are: Wayne J. Graf, Martin Essex, Harold J. Grimm, Dr. Warren G. Harding, Joseph R. Fawcett, Daniel R. Porter, Don E. Weaver. In the third row are: Jerry Kaltenbach and Governor James Rhodes. The last photograph shows Governor Rhodes, OHS Director Daniel Porter, and OHS President J.A. Meckstroth placing the seal over the time capsule. Governor Rhodes' grandchildren are on the left.
W. Byron Ireland & Associates, a Columbus architectural firm, designed the Ohio Historical Center building, now known as the Ohio History Center. The building is an example of "Brutalism," a rational, structuralist, monumental style exported in the early 1950s by French and British architects. Distinguished by its structural honesty and undisguised, blunt use of materials, Brutalism departed from conventional bourgeois styles. Stone and marble were rejected in favor of form-textured concrete, or beton brut, a technique employed by the French architect LeCorbusier.
Founded in 1885, the Ohio Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection) conducts a range of activities related to interpreting, collecting and preserving the state's heritage. In the last century, the organization has collected more than 1.5 million items pertaining to Ohio's history, archaeology, and natural history. Its services include managing the state archives, administering the state's historic preservation office, and operating a network of historic sites and museums. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3367_5448792_001
Subjects: Ohio Government; Architecture; Arts and Entertainment; Ohio Historical Society; Museums; Archives; Libraries
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
Image ID: Om3367_5448792_001
Subjects: Ohio Government; Architecture; Arts and Entertainment; Ohio Historical Society; Museums; Archives; Libraries
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
Columbus Art Museum, Columbus, Ohio Save
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Description: This image depicts the facade of the Columbus Art Museum in Columbus, Ohio. The museum was founded in 1875 and was originally housed in the Sessions Mansion. The original name was Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts. Now it is known as the Columbus Art Museum. The building in the image was designed by Architects Richards, McCarty and Bulford of Columbus, Ohio. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places under it's original name on March 19, 1992. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06427
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Galleries & museums; Museums
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
Image ID: AL06427
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Galleries & museums; Museums
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
Columbus Art Museum Save
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Description: This image depicts the faade of the Columbus Art Museum in Columbus, Ohio. It is now know as the Columbus Art Museum. The museum was founded in 1875 as the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts. The building in the photograph opened on January 22, 1831. The Architect firm was Richards, McCarty and Bulford of Columbus, Ohio. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 19, 1992 under it's original name. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06428
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Galleries & museums; Museums
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
Image ID: AL06428
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Galleries & museums; Museums
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts photograph Save
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Description: Caption reads: "Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, E. Broad St." The Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts was founded in 1878. In 1892, the home of Francis Session, who had contributed funds to establish an art gallery, was converted to an art gallery after his death. The Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts building, completed in 1932, was located on the land previously occupied by the art gallery and former home of Francis Session. Now called the Columbus Museum of Art, the building houses what is considered one of the best collections of late nineteenth and early twentieth century American and European modern art. There are major works of Monet, Picasso, and Renoir on display along with other masters of modern art. Works created by famous Columbus native, George Bellows, can also be found here.The Museum also is host to many different traveling exhibits. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F04B_001_1
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Galleries and museums; Art and Entertainment; Art museums
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F04B_001_1
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Galleries and museums; Art and Entertainment; Art museums
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
Dayton Art Institute parent education meeting Save
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Description: Caption reads:" Parent Education, Emergency School Group at Dayton Art Institute, May 22, 1936, 2PM: ordered by Mr. Reade."
The Dayton Art Institute was built in 1930, after the Dayton Museum of Fine Arts outgrew its former location. The Italian Renaissance building was modeled after the Villa d'Este, near Rome, and the Villa Farnese at Caprarola in Italy. The building, which overlooks the Great Miami River just west of Dayton, was designed by architect Edward B. Green of Buffalo. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F08_018_1
Subjects: Art and Entertainment; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works; Galleries and museums; Art museums; Education; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works; Pitman, Benn, 1822-1910; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; National Register of Historic Places; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Write
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F08_018_1
Subjects: Art and Entertainment; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works; Galleries and museums; Art museums; Education; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works; Pitman, Benn, 1822-1910; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; National Register of Historic Places; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Write
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
Ohio History Center construction aerial photographs Save
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Description: Two 8" x 10" photographs show construction of the Ohio History Center in May and July, 1969. At a press conference held in November 10, 1964, Governor James Rhodes included financing for the construction of a new archives, library, and museum building for the Ohio Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection). Groundbreaking ceremonies for the building that would become the Ohio History Center were held on August 22, 1966. The new building opened on Sunday, August 23, 1970, and was dedicated to "the people of Ohio whose illustrious deeds are herein enshrined and proclaimed for the inspiration of all."
Upon its opening in 1970, the American Institute of Architects applauded the Center as a "bold, imaginative, almost startling structure." Architectural Record, in a July 1971 article, called it "no doubt the most architecturally significant public structure built in Ohio since the State Capitol Building." W. Byron Ireland & Associates, a Columbus architectural firm, designed the Ohio History Center building. The building is an example of "Brutalism," a rational, structuralist, monumental style exported in the early 1950s by French and British architects. Distinguished by its structural honesty and undisguised, blunt use of materials, Brutalism departed from conventional bourgeois styles. Stone and marble were rejected in favor of form-textured concrete, or beton brut, a technique employed by the French architect LeCorbusier.
Founded in 1885, the Ohio History Connection (previously the Ohio Historical Society) conducts a range of activities related to interpreting, collecting and preserving the state's heritage. In the last century, the organization has collected more than 1.5 million items pertaining to Ohio's history, archaeology, and natural history. The organization's services include managing the state archives, administering the state's historic preservation office, and operating a network of historic sites and museums. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3352_4881945_001
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Design and construction; Architecture; Ohio Historical Society; Museums; Archives; Libraries; Brutalism (Architecture)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
Image ID: Om3352_4881945_001
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Design and construction; Architecture; Ohio Historical Society; Museums; Archives; Libraries; Brutalism (Architecture)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
Ohio History Center plaque dedicated to Governor James Rhodes Save
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Description: Two photographs document the unveiling of a plaque honoring Governor James Rhodes at the Ohio History Center. The plaque hangs on the plaza level of the building, which was constructed during the Rhodes administration. A third photograph shows the Governor and Mrs. Rhodes touring the library collections with librarian Elizabeth Martin and director Daniel R. Porter.
At a press conference held November 10, 1964, Governor James Rhodes unveiled financial provisions for the construction of a new archives, library, and museum building for the Ohio Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection). Groundbreaking ceremonies for the building that would become the Ohio History Center were held on August 22, 1966. The new building opened on Sunday, August 23, 1970, and was dedicated to "the people of Ohio whose illustrious deeds are herein enshrined and proclaimed for the inspiration of all."
Upon its opening in 1970, the American Institute of Architects applauded the Center as a "bold, imaginative, almost startling structure." Architectural Record, in a July 1971 article, called it "no doubt the most architecturally significant public structure built in Ohio since the State Capitol Building." W. Byron Ireland & Associates, a Columbus architectural firm, designed the Ohio History Center building. The building is an example of "Brutalism," a rational, structuralist, monumental style exported in the early 1950s by French and British architects. Distinguished by its structural honesty and undisguised, blunt use of materials, Brutalism departed from conventional bourgeois styles. Stone and marble were rejected in favor of form-textured concrete, or beton brut, a technique employed by the French architect LeCorbusier.
Founded in 1885, the Ohio History Connection conducts a range of activities related to interpreting, collecting and preserving the state's heritage. In the last century, the organization has collected more than 1.5 million items pertaining to Ohio's history, archaeology, and natural history. The organization's services include managing the state archives, administering the state's historic preservation office, and operating a network of historic sites and museums. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3370_4919361_001
Subjects: Ohio Government; Ohio Historical Society; Museums; Archives; Libraries; Brutalism (Architecture); Rhodes, James A. (James Allen), 1909-2001
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
Image ID: Om3370_4919361_001
Subjects: Ohio Government; Ohio Historical Society; Museums; Archives; Libraries; Brutalism (Architecture); Rhodes, James A. (James Allen), 1909-2001
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
Ohio History Center Groundbreaking photographs Save
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Description: Governor James Rhodes used an Ohio-shaped shovel to turn the first earth for the new Ohio History Center, shown here on on August 22, 1966. The Ohio Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection) moved to the new building, located near the Ohio State Fairground on Velma Avenue, after 53 years in the Ohio State Museum building on High Street near the entrance to The Ohio State University.
Pictured in the first photograph are (left to right): Trustees Don E. Weaver, Wayne J. Graf, and Harold J. Grimm, architect Byron Ireland, Governor James Rhodes, Senator Robert Shaw, Representatives Keith McNamara and Jerry O'Shaughnessy. The second photograph shows (left to right): OHS President Daniel R. Porter, trustee Fred J. Milligan, Governor James Rhodes and trustee Don E. Weaver.
W. Byron Ireland & Associates, a Columbus architectural firm, designed the Ohio History Center building. The building is an example of "Brutalism," a rational, structuralist, monumental style exported in the early 1950s by French and British architects. Distinguished by its structural honesty and undisguised, blunt use of materials, Brutalism departed from conventional bourgeois styles. Stone and marble were rejected in favor of form-textured concrete, or beton brut, a technique employed by the French architect LeCorbusier.
Founded in 1885, the Ohio History Connection conducts a range of activities related to interpreting, collecting and preserving the state's heritage. In the last century, the organization has collected more than 1.5 million items pertaining to Ohio's history, archaeology, and natural history. The organization's services include managing the state archives, administering the state's historic preservation office, and operating a network of historic sites and museums. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3368_4835281_001
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Design and construction; Architecture; Ohio Historical Society; Museums; Archives; Libraries; Brutalism (Architecture)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
Image ID: Om3368_4835281_001
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Design and construction; Architecture; Ohio Historical Society; Museums; Archives; Libraries; Brutalism (Architecture)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
Dayton Art Institute Save
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Description: The Dayton Art Institute was built in 1930, after the Dayton Museum of Fine Arts outgrew its former location. The Italian Renaissance building was modeled after the Villa d'Este, near Rome, and the Villa Farnese at Caprarola in Italy. The building, which overlooks the Great Miami River just west of Dayton, was designed by architect Edward B. Green of Buffalo. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F08_017_1
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Galleries and museums; Art museums
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F08_017_1
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Galleries and museums; Art museums
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
Ohio History Center photographs Save
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Description: Seven photographs document the Ohio History Center soon after its opening in August 1970. Images show the exterior of the building at night, the exhibit floor, plaza level, and reading room. The photographs measure 9.5" x 6.5" (24.13 x 16.51cm).
At a press conference held in November 10, 1964, Governor James Rhodes announced financing for the construction of a new archives, library, and museum building for the Ohio Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection). Groundbreaking ceremonies for the building that would become the Ohio History Center were held on August 22, 1966. The new building opened on Sunday, August 23, 1970, and was dedicated to "the people of Ohio whose illustrious deeds are herein enshrined and proclaimed for the inspiration of all."
Upon its opening in 1970, the American Institute of Architects applauded the Center as a "bold, imaginative, almost startling structure." Architectural Record, in a July 1971 article, called it "no doubt the most architecturally significant public structure built in Ohio since the State Capitol Building." W. Byron Ireland & Associates, a Columbus architectural firm, designed the Ohio History Center building. The building is an example of "Brutalism," a rational, structuralist, monumental style exported in the early 1950s by French and British architects. Distinguished by its structural honesty and undisguised, blunt use of materials, Brutalism departed from conventional bourgeois styles. Stone and marble were rejected in favor of form-textured concrete, or beton brut, a technique employed by the French architect LeCorbusier.
Founded in 1885, the Ohio History Connection conducts a range of activities related to interpreting, collecting and preserving the state's heritage. In the last century, the organization has collected more than 1.5 million items pertaining to Ohio's history, archaeology, and natural history. The organization's services include managing the state archives, administering the state's historic preservation office, and operating a network of historic sites and museums. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3384_4919375_001
Subjects: Architecture; Ohio Historical Society; Museums; Archives; Libraries; Brutalism (Architecture)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
Image ID: Om3384_4919375_001
Subjects: Architecture; Ohio Historical Society; Museums; Archives; Libraries; Brutalism (Architecture)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)