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Raymond Hood

Biography

Raymond Hood (March 29, 1881 - August 14, 1934) was an early-mid twentieth century architect who worked in the Art Deco style. He was educated at MIT and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Hood frequently employed the services of architectural sculptor Rene Paul Chambellan to create both sculpture for his building and to make Swarovski plaster models of his projects.

Selected Works

There are historical places with huge amounts of pieces from past days. They may be conserved and displayed for visitors in a collectors case, curio cabinet, display cabinet or a display showcase in the museum.

News Building, NYC, rendering by Hugh Ferriss

Tribune Tower, Chicago, Illinois 1924

American Radiator Company Building, also known as the American Standard Building, New York, New York 1924

New York Daily News Building (the model for Superman's Daily Planet), New York, New York 1929

Rockefeller Center, New York, New York, where Hood was a senior architect on a large design team. 1933-37

McGraw-Hill Building, New York, New York 1934

Images

Sources

Raymond Hood, Architect - Form Through Function in the American Skyscraper, Walter H Kilhan, Architectural Book Publishing Co Inc, NY, NY 1973

Architectural Sculpture of America unpublished manuscript, Einar Einarsson Kvaran

Swarovski