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We have 6 objects tagged scenic.

A voluminous, horizontal mural centered on a gowned, female figure -- the soprano opera singer and radio star Jessica Dragonnette -- standing atop a globe. She is surrounded by radiating lines of music which expand into a dense collage of scenes in shades of muted khaki brown, pale orange-red, dark blue, and olive green. Celebrating the history of radio, the mural features skyscrapers, steamships, zeppelins, microphones, and allegorical figures. Overlapping vignettes illustrate radio’s formative events and personalities in a complex, detailed composition, with interspersed portraits reminiscent of court figures on playing cards amid symbols of music and theater. On the left and right sides are large, allegorical figures with halos, representing Drama and Music, respectively. Smaller vignettes along the top portion of the mural include, from left to right, a radio station next to a transmitter; a segmented circle emphasizing sport and spectacle play-by-play reporting; a multiwire antenna against a dark background, shown suspended between radio masts; a U.S. Navy airship in front of the RCA Building, now referred to as 30 Rockefeller Plaza, and a musical score for Dragonette’s theme song next to a portrait of Guglielmo Marconi, who shared the Nobel Prize for his radio work. Downward from the top right corner are Dragonette's orchestra, a steamship, and, at the bottom corner, a scene from Arlington National Cemetery superimposed on a scene from a stage production. Along the bottom from right to left, are allegorical figures representing Industry and Agriculture set in front of a steamship, a woman representing Radio, supporting Dragonette's microphone with a radio near her heart emitting waves, and allegorical figures representing Church and State. A portrait of explorer Richard Byrd at the South Pole appears next to that of the artist, Arthur Gordon Smith, in the lower left corner with his palette, brushes, and paints. The mural is framed with a border of rotating right-triangles in a repetitive color scheme, yet with varying sizes. Each corner features a unique decorative design.

Mural, The World of Radio, 1934
cotton.
Gift of Nicholas Meredith Turner in memory of Jessica Dragonette..
1983-73-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Scenic Paper, Les Côtes de Villefranche

Scenic Paper, Les Côtes de Villefranche
block-printed paper.
Gift of Priscilla E. Muller.
2005-25-1-a/n

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 18 images of this object.

Fan Leaf (France)

Fan Leaf (France)
silk.
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma....
1962-58-4

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Photograph, Niagara Falls Winter Views, Table Rock, Canada Side

Photograph, Niagara Falls Winter Views, Table Rock, Canada Side
glass stereoscopic transparency, black tape, brush and white and gold ink.
Gift of Norvin Hewitt Green.
1938-58-55

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Scenic, Sea Beauties

Scenic, Sea Beauties
lithograph printed on paper.
Gift of the family of Victor S. Robinson, Salem, New Jersey.
2004-16-2

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Scenic, Sea Beauties

Scenic, Sea Beauties
lithograph printed on paper.
Gift of the family of Victor S. Robinson, Salem, New Jersey.
2004-16-3

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 3 images of this object.