Skyscraper

ca. 1927

Not on view

By the 1920s, the skyscraper was a symbol of American modernity. Here, Frankl uses maple wood and Bakelite to suggest the jagged, upward-reaching outline of a New York skyscraper. By breaking with the constraints of the past, this towering architectural form expressed the excitement and optimism of a new era.

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Title: Skyscraper
Designer: Paul T. Frankl (American, Vienna 1886–1958 Los Angeles, California)
Date: ca. 1927
Medium: Maple, Bakelite
Dimensions: 80 1/4 × 34 1/4 × 18 7/8 in., 153 lb. (203.8 × 87 × 47.9 cm, 69.4 kg)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: Purchase, Theodore R. Gamble Jr. Gift, in honor of his mother, Mrs. Theodore Robert Gamble, 1982
Object Number: 1982.30ab
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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