Old Mobile Court House, 1824
This image is a watercolor painting of the Old Mobile Court House in Mobile, Alabama done by Albion W. Knight sometime between 1917 and 1942. The courthouse was built in 1824. The painting shows the front exterior of the courthouse with its doors, windows, columned porch, columned balcony with iron...
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Architectural drawings Old Mobile Court House, 1824 Knight, Albion W. |
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Architectural drawings Architectural drawing; Watercolor painting; Courthouses; Wooden-frame buildings; Doors; Windows; Porches; Columns; Balconies; Hand-railing; Architectural ironwork; Roofs; Chimneys; Moldings; Women; Trees; Landscape gardening architectural drawings; watercolors; courthouses; doors; windows; porches; columns; balconies; handrails; ironwork; roofs; chimneys; moldings: architectural; women; trees; landscaping Architectural drawings; Watercolors; Courthouses; Wooden buildings; Doors & doorways; Windows; Porches; Columns; Balconies; Hand railings; Ironwork; Roofs; Chimneys; Moldings; Women; Trees; Landscapes (Representations) Arts & Literature -- Architecture; Arts & Literature -- Painting, Sculpture, and the Plastic Arts Historic Buildings |
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This image is a watercolor painting of the Old Mobile Court House in Mobile, Alabama done by Albion W. Knight sometime between 1917 and 1942. The courthouse was built in 1824. The painting shows the front exterior of the courthouse with its doors, windows, columned porch, columned balcony with iron railing, sloped roof, and chimneys surrounded by trees and landscaping. There is a woman in period dress standing in front of the door. The courthouse is placed within framing art showing some of its architectural elements including a floor plan, the back and sides of the house, and close-ups of the molding under the roof, the columns, the door, and the iron railing. In the lower right corner, there is an Alabama Polytechnic Institute School of Architecture stamp with a handwritten inscription "1st Mention" and the artist's information block which reads: "Measured drawing, issued, due, Alabama Poly. Inst., Albion W. Knight." The painting is in good condition with minor edge wear except for two missing pieces from the top edge and is encapsulated. |
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Old Mobile Court House, 1824This image is a watercolor painting of the Old Mobile Court House in Mobile, Alabama done by Albion W. Knight sometime between 1917 and 1942. The courthouse was built in 1824. The painting shows the front exterior of the courthouse with its doors, windows, columned porch, columned balcony with iron railing, sloped roof, and chimneys surrounded by trees and landscaping. There is a woman in period dress standing in front of the door. The courthouse is placed within framing art showing some of its architectural elements including a floor plan, the back and sides of the house, and close-ups of the molding under the roof, the columns, the door, and the iron railing. In the lower right corner, there is an Alabama Polytechnic Institute School of Architecture stamp with a handwritten inscription "1st Mention" and the artist's information block which reads: "Measured drawing, issued, due, Alabama Poly. Inst., Albion W. Knight." The painting is in good condition with minor edge wear except for two missing pieces from the top edge and is encapsulated.Knight, Albion W.ca. 1917-1942Mobile -- Mobile County -- AlabamaArchitectural drawing; Watercolor painting; Courthouses; Wooden-frame buildings; Doors; Windows; Porches; Columns; Balconies; Hand-railing; Architectural ironwork; Roofs; Chimneys; Moldings; Women; Trees; Landscape gardeningarchitectural drawings; watercolors; courthouses; doors; windows; porches; columns; balconies; handrails; ironwork; roofs; chimneys; moldings: architectural; women; trees; landscapingArchitectural drawings; Watercolors; Courthouses; Wooden buildings; Doors & doorways; Windows; Porches; Columns; Balconies; Hand railings; Ironwork; Roofs; Chimneys; Moldings; Women; Trees; Landscapes (Representations)Arts & Literature -- Architecture; Arts & Literature -- Painting, Sculpture, and the Plastic Artswatercolor painting, 152 x 94 cmImagePDFAdobe Reader software is required to view this document. You can download a free copy at http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/RG457_015.pdfRG 457, no. 15Architecture, School of -- Architectural Renderings Student ProjectsAuburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives Dept.Auburn University LibrariesengThis image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.Historic Buildingshttp://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/watercolors/id/14 |
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