Ports of Entry: Richard Morris Hunt’s Architectural Drawings from the École des Beaux-Arts and the Gates of Central Park

When: Ongoing through April 20, 2008
Where: National Academy Museum . 1083 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10128, Tel: 212.369.4880

In the time of Photorealistic 3-D presentations, It is interesting to take a look back to the articulate architectural drawings of the past.

As explained on the exhibitor's Web Site:  Richard Morris Hunt’s architectural genius radiates from the chambers of The Breakers in Newport, R.I., The Biltmore Estate in Asheville, N.C., the great entrance wing to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the pedestal for the Statue of Liberty, among other notable structures. Ports of Entry: Richard Morris Hunt’s Architectural Drawings from the École des Beaux-Arts and the Gates of Central Park consists of twenty-five architectural drawings that Hunt created between 1847 and 1863 on loan from the Print and Drawings Collection of The Octagon, American Architectural Foundation, Washington, D.C.

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