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Title: Construction of The House of Seagram
Date(s): 1957-06
Contributor(s): Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Inc. (originator), Statler, Alfred (photographer)
Collection ID: 'The Seagram Spotlight' photograph collection (Accession 1996.310)
Hagley ID: 96310_027
Collection: Seagram Spotlight photographs

Title: Discussing image design features of Seagram Park Avenue
Date(s): 1955-05-24
Contributor(s): Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Inc. (originator)
Description: Image Caption: Discussing design features of Seagram Park Avenue, the new 38 story skyscraper to be erected by Joseph E. Seagram & Sons Inc. on New York's Park Avenue, members of the Building Planning Service Council of the National Association of Building Owners and Managers are shown above at a recent meeting with members of the Seagram building committee. Also present at the meeting, which was held in the Hotel Commodore in New York, were architects, contractors and engineers associated...
Show moreImage Caption: Discussing design features of Seagram Park Avenue, the new 38 story skyscraper to be erected by Joseph E. Seagram & Sons Inc. on New York's Park Avenue, members of the Building Planning Service Council of the National Association of Building Owners and Managers are shown above at a recent meeting with members of the Seagram building committee. Also present at the meeting, which was held in the Hotel Commodore in New York, were architects, contractors and engineers associated with the design and construction of the new building.
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Collection ID: 'The Seagram Spotlight' photograph collection (Accession 1996.310)
Hagley ID: 96310_401
Collection: Seagram Spotlight photographs

Title: Victor A Fischel, president of Seagram-Distillers Company, poses with preliminary model of the proposed new national headquarters
Date(s): 1954-07-12
Contributor(s): Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Inc. (originator)
Description: Image Caption: Victor A Fischel, president of Seagram-Distillers Company, poses with preliminary model of the proposed new national headquarters which the company plans to build at the sit of 375 Park Avenue. Preliminary proposals call for a 34 story structure with four stories of marble and bronze covering the entire street area from 52nd Street to 53rd Street on the east side of Park Avenue. The projected skyscraper, which will cost in excess of $15 million, is scheduled for completion in...
Show moreImage Caption: Victor A Fischel, president of Seagram-Distillers Company, poses with preliminary model of the proposed new national headquarters which the company plans to build at the sit of 375 Park Avenue. Preliminary proposals call for a 34 story structure with four stories of marble and bronze covering the entire street area from 52nd Street to 53rd Street on the east side of Park Avenue. The projected skyscraper, which will cost in excess of $15 million, is scheduled for completion in 1957, the year marking the 100th anniversary of the House of Seagram. Plans for the building were announced for the first time at the Seventh Annual Meeting of Seagram-Distillers Company held at the Waldorf-Astoria during the week of July 12, 1954.
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Collection ID: 'The Seagram Spotlight' photograph collection (Accession 1996.310)
Hagley ID: 96310_400
Collection: Seagram Spotlight photographs

Title: Construction of The House of Seagram
Date(s): 1957-06
Contributor(s): Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Inc. (originator), Statler, Alfred (photographer)
Collection ID: 'The Seagram Spotlight' photograph collection (Accession 1996.310)
Hagley ID: 96310_033
Collection: Seagram Spotlight photographs

Title: Preparing a model of the window and spandrel connections
Date(s): 1955-10
Contributor(s): Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Inc. (originator)
Description: Image caption from article 'The Birth of a Building' from The Seagram Spotlight: A member of the architectural and designing staff is shown in the workshop preparing a special model so that the problems of window and spandrel connections can be solved. Mies van der Rohe wants to maintain a clarity in design and yet at the same time must consider such aspects as the casting of shadows and basic relative proportions of many different units.
Collection ID: 'The Seagram Spotlight' photograph collection (Accession 1996.310)
Hagley ID: 96310_406
Collection: Seagram Spotlight photographs

Title: Final model of Seagram Park Avenue building
Date(s): 1955-05
Contributor(s): Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Inc. (originator)
Collection ID: 'The Seagram Spotlight' photograph collection (Accession 1996.310)
Hagley ID: 96310_402
Collection: Seagram Spotlight photographs

Title: Full scale model of a window frame
Date(s): 1955-10
Contributor(s): Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Inc. (originator)
Description: Caption from the article: A full scale model window frame and mullions being studied by Mies van der Rohe and Phyllis Lambert. The floor mirror, to which an assistant is pointing, helps the architect visualize the artistic effect of a repeating pattern of the frames. Mies van de Rohe later took the model to the actual building site to examine the detail of the window frames and mullions so that he could determine the effects of light and shadow under realistic conditions.
Collection ID: 'The Seagram Spotlight' photograph collection (Accession 1996.310)
Hagley ID: 96310_246
Collection: Seagram Spotlight photographs

Title: A planning huddle
Date(s): 1955-10
Contributor(s): Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Inc. (originator)
Description: Image caption from article 'The Birth of a Building' from The Seagram Spotlight: A candid glimpse into a planning huddle between architect Mies van der Rohe, in center, his associate, Philip Johnson and Phyllis Lambert. Mrs. Lambert is coordinating all phases of the planning of the new building.
Collection ID: 'The Seagram Spotlight' photograph collection (Accession 1996.310)
Hagley ID: 96310_403
Collection: Seagram Spotlight photographs

Title: Viewing a model of an interior section of the building
Date(s): 1955-10
Contributor(s): Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Inc. (originator)
Description: Image caption from article 'The Birth of a Building' from The Seagram Spotlight: A model of an interior section is assembled in order to acquire a better perspective of the relationship of elements. All of the models of the Seagram skyscraper are prepared in the architect's workshop. The large area directly in front of Phyllis Lambert is the proposed auditorium. The architectural staff creates exact models of various portions of the building in order to best evaluate construction problems.
Collection ID: 'The Seagram Spotlight' photograph collection (Accession 1996.310)
Hagley ID: 96310_405
Collection: Seagram Spotlight photographs

Title: Discussing construction issues
Date(s): 1955-10
Contributor(s): Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Inc. (originator)
Description: Image caption from article 'The Birth of a Building' from The Seagram Spotlight: Architect Mies van der Rohe and Mrs. Phyllis Lambert discuss some of the problems involved in the construction program, as they study a model of The House of Seagram. The interesting lines of the structure and the plaza and park areas are indicated in the model.
Collection ID: 'The Seagram Spotlight' photograph collection (Accession 1996.310)
Hagley ID: 96310_404
Collection: Seagram Spotlight photographs

Title: Construction of The House of Seagram
Date(s): 1957-06
Contributor(s): Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Inc. (originator), Statler, Alfred (photographer)
Collection ID: 'The Seagram Spotlight' photograph collection (Accession 1996.310)
Hagley ID: 96310_039
Collection: Seagram Spotlight photographs