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Detail of an Art Deco bas-relief in the Empire State Building's opulent lobby, commermorating the spectacularly rapid construction of the towering building -- then the tallest in the world -- in just eleven-and-a-half months, from March 17, 1930 to March 1, 1931.

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Copyright: Bill Wisser
Image Size: 1875x3040 / 5.8MB; 20th Century Alfred E. Smith America Art Deco bas relief Manhattan medallion Modern Modernism New York New York City New York State Twentieth Century roundel skyscraper technology tower travel photographer
Contained in galleries: Manhattan Modern

Detail of an Art Deco bas-relief in the Empire State Building's opulent lobby, commermorating the spectacularly rapid construction of the towering building -- then the tallest in the world -- in just eleven-and-a-half months, from March 17, 1930 to March 1, 1931.