Slide Title

Boston: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

Photographer/Creator

Chet Smolski, Rhode Island College
Ieoh Ming Pei

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Date

Winter 1-1987

Description

Designed by Chinese-American and modernist master architect I. M. Pei, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum opened in 1979 after years of set back. It is located in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. This photograph shows the circular section of the building which houses two theaters. To the left is a 115 glass pavilion that connects the theaters to the tower where the archives and offices are located (not pictured).

Notes

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Presidential_Library_and_Museum

Creator 1 Role

Photographer

Creator 2 Dates

1917-

Creator 2 Role

Architect

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 and Museum" (1987). Browse All. 620.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/620