Drawing, Study for Maximum Mass Permitted by the 1916 New York Zoning Law, Stage 1

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Drawing, Study for Maximum Mass Permitted by the 1916 New York Zoning Law, Stage 1

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Hugh Ferriss. It is dated 1922 and we acquired it in 1969. Its medium is black crayon, stumped; brush and black ink over photostat, varnish on illustration board. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Hugh Ferriss. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Hugh Ferriss.

Drawing, Sketch of Trefoil Orientation to Site

Drawing, Sketch of Trefoil Orientation to Site
graphite, red, purple color pencil on white paper.
Gift of Studio Gang Architects.
2014-4-15

Drawing, Study for Maximum Mass Permitted by the 1916 New York Zoning Law, Stage 4

Drawing, Study for Maximum Mass Permitted by the 1916 New York Zoning Law,...
black crayon, stumped, pen and black ink, brush and black wash, varnish on....
Gift of Mrs. Hugh Ferriss.
1969-137-4

This drawing depicts a multiple-story building using thin lines from the base of the building looking upward. Angled diagonally to the top lefft corner, the building shoots out of of the ground surrounded by triangles with sketched lines, resembling mini mountains. The core of the building is long and slim, the first story landing starting far up from the ground. Directly underneath the first story balcony is a blue, geodesic space with six visible glass walls, that encloses the middle of the building. It is the only color on the page, depicted using a sky-blue. From there, the drawing shows the underside of what looks to be balconies highlighting the multi-storied nature of the building. With the exterior walls of the building further inward, each story or 'deck' extends outward in a tiered, pagoda-like manner. At the top of the building is a construction crane, its hook extending all the way from the top to the glass enclosure.

Print, Design for the Ten-Deck House
mimeograph print, brush and blue watercolor on white paper.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program....
1991-53-1

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Its dimensions are

66.5 x 51.0 cm (26 3/16 x 20 1/16 in. )

It is signed

In pen and black ink, lower right: "Hugh Ferriss"

It is inscribed

In graphite, verso: #1/ Hugh Ferris/ 1001 Park A/ NY/USA (all underlined)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study for Maximum Mass Permitted by the 1916 New York Zoning Law, Stage 1; Designed by Hugh Ferriss (American, 1889–1962); USA; black crayon, stumped; brush and black ink over photostat, varnish on illustration board; 66.5 x 51.0 cm (26 3/16 x 20 1/16 in. ); Gift of Mrs. Hugh Ferriss; 1969-137-1

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2CE74/
Accession Number 1969-137-1
Object ID 18468711