Whitechapel Art Gallery
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 | Whitechapel Art Gallery |
| Designer | C. Harrison Townsend |
| Location | London, England |
| Date | 1897 to 1901 |
| Building Type | art gallery |
| Climate | temperate |
| Context | urban |
| Architectural Style | Art Nouveau |
| Street Address | 80-82 Whitchapel High Street |
| Notes | A reserved romantic composition worked within the plane of the street facade. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Whitechapel_Art_Gallery.html |
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Sir Banister Fletcher. Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture. 18th ed., revised by J.C. Palmes. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975. ISBN 684-14207-4. NA200.F63. photo, p1170, f D.
Werner Hofmann. Modern Architecture in Color. New York: The Viking Press, 1969. NA 642.H6413. LC 72-125823. drawing of ground floor plan, p128. drawing of second floor plan, p131. drawing of third floor plan, p131.
Josep M.a Montaner. New Museums. London: Architecture Design and Technology Press, 1990. ISBN 1-85454-600-7. NA6695.M6613 1990b. interior elevation photo of door, p177. exterior elevation photo of facade, p177.
John Julius Norwich, ed. Great Architecture of the World. London: Mitchell Beazley Publishers, 1975. facade rendering, p225.Reprint edition: Da Capo Press, April 1991. ISBN 0-3068-0436-0. — An accessible, inspiring and informative overview of world architecture, with lots of full-color cutaway drawings, and clear explanations. Available at Amazon.com
Alene Stickles, University of Oregon. Slide from photographer's collection, June 1993. PCD.2365.1012.0634.004. Facade.
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