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DescriptionLe Bas-Relief Du Musee Des Colonies by by Alfred With A Preface- J. Charbonneaux Janniot Paris: Librairie d'art Louis Reynaud, 1931. Small folio. Portfolio by Alfred Janniot, French sculptor who contributed to the bas-relief sculptures of Rockefeller Center in New York City. The portfolio is a record of Janniot's bas-reliefs on the Palais de la Porte Dorée in Paris, delivered in 1931 for the Paris Colonial Exposition and designed by Janniot between 1928 and 1931. The work he contributed to Rockefeller Center is the gilded panel “Paris and New York Joining Hands Above Figures of Poetry, Beauty and Elegance” on the façade of Le Maison Française (circa 1930). INSCRIBED by Janniot on the title page. Additionally, an inscription on the front pastedown to John Amore is signed by six of the architects of Rockefeller Center and two of its most important contributing artists. The architects who have signed include John R. Todd, L. Andrew Reinhardt, Henry Hofmeister, Wallace Harrison, J. Andre Fouilhoux, and George N. Pauly. Reinhard and Hofmeister are credited with Rockefeller Center’s basic scheme, with Raymond Hood contributing significantly to the design of the main buildings. The artists who have signed are Rene F. Chambellan (who co-designed and cast the Atlas sculpture and designed several promenade fountains) and Gaetano Cecere (sculptor). Folded title sheet with an introduction (in French) and 66 full-page plates printed on rectos only. In a folding photo illustrated portfolio with brown silk tie as issued. Plates Near Fine, portfolio Very Good with some wear along the hinge folds. http://www.amazon.com/Le-Bas-Relief-Musee-Des-Colonies/dp/B004QX68K8  Language: French Pages: 71 Type: Pdf Size: 29.2 MB ~PLEASE GIVE A RATE OR SAY THANK YOU~ ~~AND DON'T FORGET TO SEED THE TORRENT~~  Sharing Widget |