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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.
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
Keywords
architecture, American, presiedntial libraries, monuments
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