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1963: Bauhaus Cake
Cake in the shape of the Bauhaus building in Dessau, Germany, served on the occasion of Walter Gropius’ 80th birthday, 1963. (source)
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Architecture, Food and Drink, Germany, Miniatures, Walter Gropius
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1943: Miniature Mount Vernon
This miniature reproduction of the West Parlor of George Washington’s Mount Vernon was crafted by Narcissa Niblack Thorne. The photo on the left shows the room being prepared for exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art in 1943. Thorne’s detailed … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Century, 1940's, 20th Century, Architecture, Art, George Washington, Miniatures, Mrs. James Ward Thorne, Narcissa Niblack Thorne, Sculpture, USA, Women
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2015: Under Construction
Anna Pantelia: from the series Recycle (2015) (source)
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, Anna Pantelia, Architecture, Art, Greece, Photography, Portraits, Women
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1964: World’s Largest Miniature City
Built for the 1964 World’s Fair at a cost of $672,000 (about $5.3 million in 2017), the Panorama of New York City at the Queens Museum is the world’s largest architectural model of a city. It includes about 895,000 miniature … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Architecture, Cities, Miniatures, New York City, Sculpture, USA
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1991: Three Doors
Charles Matton: Boulevard Saint Germain (3 doors) (1991)
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Tagged 1990's, 20th Century, Architecture, Art, Charles Matton, France, Miniatures, Sculpture
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1905: Doors
Vilhelm Hammershøi: Open Doors (1905)
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Architecture, Art, Denmark, Doors, Painting, Vilhelm Hammershøi
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1929: The Metropolis of Tomorrow
Hugh Ferriss: Illustration from The Metropolis of Tomorrow (1929) (source)
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Tagged 1920's, 20th Century, Architecture, Books, Cities, Cityscapes, Drawing, Hugh Ferriss, Science Fiction, USA
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