[Welding "Forms in Transit" in the Park]
Collection: Collection on the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair
Date: 1964
Material: height: 7 7/8 x 7 3/4 inches
Creator: unknown
Identifier: aql:2300 T2014.4.6WF64 QMOA
Description: A closeup view of Dakin W. Morehouse doing welding work on-site at Flushing Meadows Corona Park for Theodore Roszak's "Forms in Transit" sculpture. Morehouse was Roszak's apprentice for several years and they remained good friends until Roszak’s death in 1981. The piece was commissioned for the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair with the intent of having it remain in the park long-term.
Creator :
unknown
Date :
1964
Summary/Description :
A closeup view of Dakin W. Morehouse doing welding work on-site at Flushing Meadows Corona Park for Theodore Roszak's "Forms in Transit" sculpture. Morehouse was Roszak's apprentice for several years and they remained good friends until Roszak’s death in 1981. The piece was commissioned for the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair with the intent of having it remain in the park long-term.
Subject :
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.); Welding; Sculpture; Transportation Area
Rights :
This object is part of the collection of the Queens Museum, and was cataloged with the generous support of the Council on Libraries and Information Resources (CLIR) as part of a Cataloging Hidden and Special Collections and Archives grant project, in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York and Queens Library. These objects cannot be accessed at the Queens Library. Please contact info@queensmuseum.org in order to learn more about the object or to access it.
Coverage :
Queens (New York, N.Y.) Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
black-and-white prints (photographs)
Format :
height: 7 7/8 x 7 3/4 inches
Identifier :
aql:2300 T2014.4.6WF64 QMOA
Subject:
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.); Welding; Sculpture; Transportation Area
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.); Welding; Sculpture; Transportation Area
Rights Notice
This object is part of the collection of the Queens Museum, and was cataloged with the generous support of the Council on Libraries and Information Resources (CLIR) as part of a Cataloging Hidden and Special Collections and Archives grant project, in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York and Queens Library. These objects cannot be accessed at the Queens Library. Please contact info@queensmuseum.org in order to learn more about the object or to access it.
This object is part of the collection of the Queens Museum, and was cataloged with the generous support of the Council on Libraries and Information Resources (CLIR) as part of a Cataloging Hidden and Special Collections and Archives grant project, in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York and Queens Library. These objects cannot be accessed at the Queens Library. Please contact info@queensmuseum.org in order to learn more about the object or to access it.
