Festival Procession, Gainsborough Studios, NYC
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Team Sieni
N 40° 46.038 W 073° 58.825
18T E 586050 N 4513426
A frieze representing the arts on an apartment block originally designed for artists.
Waymark Code: WMH3TA
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 05/17/2013
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This frieze is entitled "Festival Procession"[4]
or "A Festival Procession of the Arts"[1]
The bust in the middle is of the painter Thomas Gainsborough, after whom the building is named.[1]
The sculptor Isodore Konti (1862-1938) was born in Vienna of Hungarian parents. He studied at the Imperial
Academy of Art in Vienna and Italy before moving to the USA in 1891.[4]
The frieze was restored in 1988 [1,3]
There is also some beautiful tilework on the exterior of the upper floors (see gallery).
More information
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Guide to New York City Landmarks
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New York Architecture Gainsborough Studios
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NY Times July 10, 1988 STREETSCAPES: Gainsborough Studios; The Restoration of an 1881 Co-op
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The International Studio vol 45 Isidore Konti: A Hungarian sculptor in America