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Title
Mexico Theatre 1945, photograph of watercolor rendering, foyer
Alternative Title
Mexico Theatre (Mexico City, Mexico)
Contributor
Luckhaus Studio
Lee, S. Charles, 1899-1990
Date Created and/or Issued
1945
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962
Rights Information
copyrighted
Copyright is owned by the UC Regents.
Description
Lee proposes a dramatic succession of spaces. A two-story curvilinear arch drawn from Spanish Baroque forms frames the entrance to a grand foyer embellished with Spanish Baroque designs in relief. A broad staircase beneath a dramatically curved opening leads from the grand foyer into a one-story foyer area.
Type
image
Identifier
0040707
ark:/21198/zz0027fd4p
Subject
Motion picture theaters
International
Landmarks
Source
S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

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