<I>Warriors In Transition Barracks Concept – Ft. Richardson, AK</I>
date: label: Date
content: July 2008
name: label: Created by
content: Garfield Peart, Jamaican American
label: Subject of
content: Fort Richardson, American, founded 1941
notes: label: Description
content: A digital scan (jpg file) of an architectural drawing for a Warriors in Transition barracks at the Fort Richardson military base in Alaska. The original drawing was done in pen and ink with Prismacolor markers.
label: Description
content: The title and scale are handwritten at the top of the drawing in black ink. Below, there is an elevation drawing of the barracks, which is a rectangular building with a large portico extending from the center.
label: Description
content: The left side of the drawing features an early concept sketch with both solid and dashed lines depicting a roof, windows, and balconies.
label: Description
content: The center and right contain a detail elevation drawing replete with color, roof pitch and style, finish materials, assembly types, dimensions, and annotations. The main roof is depicted with vertical dashed lines and is annotated as being a dark bronze SSM, while the roof atop the portico is depicted as having a 6-foot rise and a 12-foot run. The very top of the portico’s pediment is colored brown and features three horizontal lines running through it. The windows in the portico are depicted in light blue and are annotated as being sixteen (16) feet wide with low-e glazing, separated by rows of opaque panels. Its base features a wooden truss leading to an arctic entry.
label: Description
content: The portico casts a narrow shadow on the building’s right wing, which is colored beige and brown and features a wooden slat / attic vent just beneath part of the roof. A precast band separates the upper floors (colored beige) from the ground floor, which is depicted as brown with dashed black lines and dots annotated as split face masonry. The ground floor also features precast windowsills and a precast water table.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Anchorage, Alaska, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Architecture
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Health
label: Topic
content: Housing
label: Topic
content: Military
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Rendering Visible
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Garfield L. Peart, MBA, AIA, NOMA; Architect
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.90.6
objectType: label: Type
content: exterior elevations
label: Type
content: conceptual drawings
label: Type
content: digital images
label: Type
content: digital media - born analog
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Garfield Peart
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 10200 pixels × 7014 pixels
label: Dimensions
content: File size (Total): 4.21 MB