City Hall Front Elevation, 1940City Hall Side Elevation, 1940

Details

A.G. RIZZOLI (1896-1981)
City Hall Front Elevation, 1940
City Hall Side Elevation, 1940
both inscribed 'Thesis Problem Designed by A.G. Rizzoli '15' (recto); Front Elevation signed on reverse 'Started Nov. 6/15/Finished Mar. 18/1916/AG Rizzoli'; Side Elevation signed on reverse 'Started Feb. 22/16/Finished Mar. 18/1916/AG Rizzoli'
ink on paper
18 ¾ x 25 in. each

Exhibited

San Diego Museum of Art; Atlanta, High Museum of Art; New York, Museum of American Folk Art; and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, A.G. Rizzoli: Architect of Magnificent Visions, 22 March - 18 May 1997 (San Diego), 6 September - 29 November 1997 (Atlanta), 10 January - 8 March 1998 (New York), 28 March - 24 May 1998 (San Francisco).

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Lot Essay

San Francisco’s first City Hall burned down in 1906 following an earthquake that devastated the city. It took seven years for the city to recover and finally in 1915 a new City Hall was constructed. This pair of technical drawings depict the new landmark; they are a very early exercise completed during Rizzoli's time studying to be an architectural draughtsman.

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