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Frick Fine Arts Building
ca. 1970-1979
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Title
Frick Fine Arts Building
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
ca. 1970-1979
Identifier
FFAB01.UA
Description
Aerial view of the Frick Fine Arts Building, home of the University of Pittsburgh's History of Art And Architecture Department. It houses famous reproductions of 15th-Century Florentine Renaissance artworks by Russian artist Nicholas Lochoff. The building's Italian Renaissance Architecture, complete with a Cloister-Style inner courtyard, make it truly unique in Pittsburgh. The Frick Fine Arts Library is ranked among the top 10 Fine Arts Libraries in the United States. The Mary Schenley Memorial Fountain that sits near the entrance of the buildings was designed by Victor Brenner, designer of the U.S. Penny.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Buildings--Design and construction
Schenley Drive (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Frick Fine Arts Building (University of Pittsburgh)
Geographic Subjects
Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
Collection
Pitt Photographs
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs
Pitt Campus Life
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Rights Information
Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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