This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.
See more objects with the color darkkhaki darkslategrey sienna darkolivegreen darkslategrey or see all the colors for this object.
Object Timeline
|
1922 |
|
|
1969 |
|
|
1995 |
|
|
2017 |
|
|
2025 |
|
Drawing, Study for Maximum Mass Permitted by the 1916 New York Zoning Law, Stage 3
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 and erased; brush and black wash over photostat, varnish, on illustration board. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
The skyscraper, symbol of New York City and emblem of American culture, is envisioned in this charismatic series of architectural renderings by Hugh Ferriss. First Published in the New York Times in 1922, these drawings show how the city's landmark 1916 "set-back" law would produce the stepped architectural silhouette realized years later in structures such as the Waldorf Astoria and the Empire State Building. The limitations imposed on maximum mass were designed to allow light into city streets, and to allay public fears that the new monoliths would turn city streets into canyons of darkness. (Treasures of the Collection, 2003)
This object was
donated by
Mrs. Hugh Ferriss.
It is credited Gift of Mrs. Hugh Ferriss.
- 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,...
- black crayon, stumped, pen and black ink, brush and black wash, varnish on....
- Gift of Mrs. Hugh Ferriss.
- 1969-137-4
- Drawing, Study for Maximum Mass Permitted by the 1916 New York Zoning Law,...
- black crayon, stumped; brush and black ink over photostat, varnish on....
- Gift of Mrs. Hugh Ferriss.
- 1969-137-2
Its dimensions are
Other: 67.3 x 51.6 cm (26 1/2 x 20 5/16 in.) Mat: 91.4 × 71.1 cm (36 × 28 in.)
It is inscribed
In black crayon, verso: Ferriss/ 101 Park Av/ N.Y./ USA
Cite this object as
Drawing, Study for Maximum Mass Permitted by the 1916 New York Zoning Law, Stage 3; Designed by Hugh Ferriss (American, 1889–1962); USA; black crayon, stumped and erased; brush and black wash over photostat, varnish, on illustration board; Other: 67.3 x 51.6 cm (26 1/2 x 20 5/16 in.) Mat: 91.4 × 71.1 cm (36 × 28 in.); Gift of Mrs. Hugh Ferriss; 1969-137-3
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.
