Slide Title

Boston: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Pavilion, Interior

Photographer/Creator

Chet Smolski, Rhode Island College
Ieoh Ming Pei

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Date

Winter 1-1987

Description

This interior photograph at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library shows the American flag hanging in a 115 foot grey-glass pavilion. The pavilion stands between a circular section and the 125 foot concrete tower that houses the archives and offices in the library. The building was designed by I. M. Pei, a Chinese-American architect considered a master of modern architecture.

Notes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I._M._Pei

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Presidential_Library_and_Museum#New_location.2C_new_plan

Creator 1 Role

Photographer

Creator 2 Dates

1917-

Creator 2 Role

Architect

Building Style

International Style

Subject Headings

Architecture, Modern -- 20th Century -- Modern movement; Architecture -- Buildings -- Massachusetts -- Boston; Memorials -- Massachusetts -- Boston; Presidential libraries -- Massachusetts -- Boston;

Country Name

United States of America

Region Name

Massachusetts

City Name

Boston

Recommended Citation

Smolski, Chet and Pei, Ieoh Ming, "Boston: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Pavilion, Interior" (1987). Browse All. 619.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/619