Study for Maximum Mass Permitted by the 1916 New York Zoning Law, Stage 2
date: label: Date
content: 1922
name: label: Designer
content: Hugh Ferriss, American, 1889–1962
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Futuristic rendering of dark, monumental complex of high-rise structures on a plinth-like base. The central building extends vertically and is cut off by edge of sheet. Flanking the central structure, two symmetrical towers whose sloping sides end in steep and sharp points. Tall and narrow vertical buttresses along the facades repeat the upward thrust of the structures. Another skyscraper building is seen in the left distance. Rays of light emanating from the right distance and backlighting left side of the building complex emphasize the visual drama.
place: label: made in
content: New York, New York, USA
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Hugh Ferriss
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1969-137-2
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Black crayon, stumped; brush and black ink over photostat, varnish on illustration board
label: Dimensions
content: 66.8 x 51cm (26 5/16 x 20 1/16in.)