ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Located at 20 Exchange Place, the City Bank Farmers Trust Building was completed in 1931 in the banking house block of Wall Street. Its rich facade of bronzed dipictions glorify both historic and modern transportation vehicles of the era. These are surrounded by elements of nature, as well as two allegorical figures to represent the balances of banking: abundance and prudance. The building's stunning "modern classic"/art deco architectural style is increasingly grand on upper floors.
Now called the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, it is a New York City landmark. There's some wonderful written and photographic detail on the building's history here (11mb pdf download) by the Landmark Preservation Commission at nyc.gov. Additional reading at nyc-architecture.com.
more buildings, more art and architecture, and more New York City on this site.
Saturday 21 January 2006
20 exchange place: an era of promise cast in bronze
9 comments // art & architecture, buildings, new york city, textures
Wonderful photos, it's very amazing O_O!
Gorgeous details of a beautiful building. I especially like the shot of the planes.
Did you know Gothamist mentioned this set today?
Very nice set! Love the shadow and the light. It has a surrealist atmosphere.
Great set!
great set! really like the first one and how you see the buildings outside the window!
I am always blown away by your work.
What Christa said. I've been popping over here for years and you never let me down. Always pretty things to see - it makes me want to just follow you around all day long.
I love to fly...and the photo with the airplanes is amazing... do you know about what is it? ...good shot! :)
I first saw this in the film "Inside Man" and visited it in December 2006.
I am quite convinced that at least some of the sculpture shown here was done by Lee Lawrie. The owls especially are characteristic of those he sculpted at the Perelman Building in Philadelphia and at the Education Building north of the Capitol in Harrisburg, PA.
Lee Lawrie is most noted for the Atlas and other sculptures at Rockefeller Center, but has uncredited work all over the country.
