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(NEWYORK CITY / ARCHITECTURE.)
“Theater, Hotel & Exhibition Center and Office Building - Pennsylvania Station - New
York City - NY. F.H. McGraw & Company Developers-Constructors - Charles DuBose
Architect.” Rendering of proposed Penn Station/Madison Square Garden complex. Mixed
media on board, image measures 603x825 mm; 23
3
/
4
x32
1
/
2
inches; board measures
29
3
/
4
x37
1
/
2
inches. Caption on paper label below image with loose matte board over both.
Light spotting to image and mild staining from glue along bottom edge. Signed “Rudolph
Asiou Jr” (?) in image. Circa 1965.
[400/600]
One of the creative submissions for the second incarnation of Pennsylvania Station after the original
railroad landmark was demolished in 1963.The design features a brightly colored, modernistic circular
structure with parking decks, offices, and with a central interior top floor landscaped lounge area.
Charles Luckman’s model for Penn Plaza and Madison Square Garden eventually won the commis-
sion in 1968.The controversy over the demolition of the original building became the main catalyst for
the current landmarks preservation movement in NewYork City.
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JOHNWARNER NORTON.
Mural study for private Philadelphia library. Gouache on board. 102x330 mm; 4x13 inches.
Unsigned, but with typed identification label on backing paper.Two early vertical creases at
right of image. Matte board adhered to perimeter of artwork. A 1992 Illinois exhibition
catalogue of Norton’s work accompanies the lot. 1916-17. Ex-collection New York art
director and collector, Denison (Dennie) Budd.
[400/600]
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