Skyscraper

Designer Paul T. Frankl American
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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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