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Design for the Cleveland Art Museum Rotunda

c. 1910–20

Tiffany Studios

(United States, New York, 1902–32)
architect

Hubell & Benes

Culture
America
Medium
Water-based opaque and transparent paints, graphite, and silver-toned metal leaf on pebble textured paper adhered to paper board
Measurements
Overall: 69.9 x 121 cm (27 1/2 x 47 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio 2025.161
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
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This intricate architectural drawing was made with combination of transparent and opaque paints and silver-toned metal leaf on textured paper to provide the effect of a shimmering Tiffany mosaic on the interior of the rotunda.

Description

This architectural presentation drawing is a proposed scheme for the interior decoration of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s rotunda by the Cleveland architectural firm of Hubell & Benes, in conjunction with Tiffany Studios, New York. Although Hubell & Benes completed the museum building, this Tiffany design was never realized. The proposal followed another Hubell & Benes / Tiffany collaboration in Cleveland, that of the Wade Memorial Chapel in Lakeview Cemetery (1901).
A horizontally oriented tempera and gilt gesso painting depicts a symmetrical architectural elevation for a rotunda. At the upper center, a glinting gold dome with circular patterns crowns an arch containing a mural with five light-skinned figures. Below, light green stone walls flank a tall blue opening between two slender columns. A yellow chair sits on our left and right. Text at the bottom reads, ROTUNDA CLEVELAND ART MUSEUM.

Design for the Cleveland Art Museum Rotunda

c. 1910–20

Tiffany Studios, Hubell & Benes

(United States, New York, 1902–32)
America

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