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C113379-3
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- 1957 (Creation)
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ca. 1957. Building under construction. Rolls of wire and forms attract the eye when observing the Samuel R. Guggenheim Museum under construction in 1957. Plywood forms over which steel-reinforced concrete will be placed are on the circular ramp. For a more complete overview of the museum construction, see C113379-4. This was to be the only major work by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in New York City. The museum was designed to display the growing collection of contemporary art collected by philanthropist Solomon R. Guggenheim. Copy of customer's print was made on March 25, 1958. Photograph ordered by Tom Sias, Douglas Fir Plywood Association.
Building construction--New York--New York City; Samuel R. Guggenheim Museum (New York City, NY); Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);