The ceiling to floor windows on all 5 floors of the museum allows the public to admire the city and the surrounding neighborhood of Beauboung, Paris

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The ceiling to floor windows on all 5 floors of the museum allows the public to admire the city and the surrounding neighborhood of Beauboung, Paris
The ceiling to floor windows on all 5 floors of the museum allows the public to admire the city and the surrounding neighborhood of Beauboung, Paris
Artist/Maker (American, 1929 - 2006)
Date1977
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (16.5 × 24.1 cm) Sheet: 7 1/8 × 9 7/8 in. (18.1 × 25.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2021.12.122
Not on view
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Provenance 2021: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling.
Markings Verso, center (typed purple): "George Pompidou National Center of Art and Culture, Paris March 77 #76-140 / Locally called Beaubourg (as it is located on the plateau Beaubourg in Paris) the "George Pompidou National Center of Art & Culture" has hardly been open a month and thousands of visitors are flocking to this recent curiosity. Initially it was estimated that 10,000 visitors per day were expected, at present it is nearly 3 times, that amount and if the flux continues its popularity will surpass both the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Museum. Its 21st century architecture, whereby the superstructure is exposed on the outside leaving the inner halls free for exhibitions, does not blend very well with the medieval architecture that surrounds it. This method of construction leaves the inner floors clear of any obstructed pillars. The 5 floors of the building are divided between a Museum of Modern Art, an Industrial Creative Center, a Public Library, and a Music Research Center. / Photo by Leonard Freed/MAGNUM"
Verso, center (typed purple): "5. (77.3.6/14a) the ceiling to floor windows on all 5 floors of the museum, allows the public to city and admire the city and the surrounding neighbourhood of Beaubourg."
Verso, lower center (black ink stamp): "VINTAGE PRINT"
Verso, lower right (black in stamp): "© Leonard Freed-Magnum"
Verso, upper left (sticker): "PARIS / BEAUBOURG"
Verso, upper left corner (sticker): "MAG0010714-/ 340"
Inscribed Verso, upper left corner (purple ink): "EU 11.16."
Verso, upper right corner (blue ink): "EU 11.16.8"
Verso, upper center (blue ink): "Centre Pompidou / Visiteurs"
Verso, center (pencil): "1977 / Paris, France"
Verso, lower left (pencil): "LFFR-85"
Verso, lower right corner (black ink): "77_3_6/14A"
The best view of Paris is undoubtedly from the 5th floor, which gives a panoramic perspective of the whole city, Paris
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Leonard Freed
Date: 1977
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2021.12.121
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Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2020.9.118
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Medium: Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
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Medium: Gelatin silver print
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Date: 1959
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2014.7.10
Photograph by David Revette.
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Leonard Freed
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Medium: Gelatin silver print
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Medium: Gelatin silver print
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Medium: Gelatin silver print
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Leonard Freed
Date: 1986
Medium: Gelatin silver print
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