Black and white photograph depicting French Art Deco artist Louis Rigal standing before his illustrated plan for the "Wheel of Life," located in the center of the Park Avenue Foyer, c. 1935.
One of Rigal's Allegorical Murals, Park Avenue Lobby
Subject
Mural painting and decoration
Art deco
Description
Color photograph depicting one of the thirteen allegorical murals done by Louis Rigal in 1935. The murals are located along the ceiling in the Park Avenue Foyer.
Color photograph depicting one of the thirteen allegorical murals done by Louis Rigal in 1935. The murals are located along the ceiling in the Park Avenue Foyer.
Louis Rigal Mural in the Waldorf-Astoria's restored Art Deco Park Avenue Lobby
Subject
Mural painting and decoration
Art deco
Description
Black and white photograph depicting one of the restored murals by Louis Rigal in the Park Avenue lobby of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
Creator
Rigal, Louis
Relation
Photographs | Buildings Collection
Format
image | jpeg
Extent
8x10
Medium
black-and-white photographs
Type
StillImage
Coverage
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel -- 1931-present
Original Format
black-and-white photographs
Physical Dimensions
8x10
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Title
"Park Avenue Foyer, Looking Toward the Main Lobby..."
Subject
Mural painting and decoration
Description
Black and white photograph depicting the Park Avenue Foyer looking toward the Main Lobby from the 1935 publication "The Waldorf-Astoria" by Richard Averill Smith.
"...the walls and pilaster are of Rockwood Stone...Louis Rigal designed the rug to harmonize with his murals."
Creator
Smith, Richard Averill
Publisher
The Waldorf-Astoria
Date
1935
Relation
Histories & Publications
Is Part Of
Smith, R.A. (1935). The Waldorf-Astoria. New York: The Waldorf-Astoria.