PH1986:0901:019
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- This photograph was taken from the top of the northern wall of Peking (now Beijing), near the Anting Gate (now Anding Men), looking into the northeastern section of the Inner City. - The inscription at l.c.: "The same", refers to photograph PH1986:0901:018 which immediately precedes this photograph in album PH1986:0901:001-045 and which is another view showing the Wanfu Ge [Ten Thousand Blessings Hall] and other buildings at the Yonghe Gong [Lamasery of Harmony and Peace] (also known as the Lama Temple). - The title of a published identical image, "Temple of Confucius, Pekin" is inaccurate, as the Confucius Temple [also known as the Kongzimiao] is situated to the right of the buildings depicted in this view (Naquin, p. 444, map 12.1).
architecture
13 October 1860 or later
View of the Wanfu Ge [Ten Thousand Blessings Hall] and other buildings at the Yonghe Gong [Lamasery of Harmony and Peace] (also known as the Lama Temple), Peking (now Beijing), China
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PH1986:0901:019
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- This photograph was taken from the top of the northern wall of Peking (now Beijing), near the Anting Gate (now Anding Men), looking into the northeastern section of the Inner City. - The inscription at l.c.: "The same", refers to photograph PH1986:0901:018 which immediately precedes this photograph in album PH1986:0901:001-045 and which is another view showing the Wanfu Ge [Ten Thousand Blessings Hall] and other buildings at the Yonghe Gong [Lamasery of Harmony and Peace] (also known as the Lama Temple). - The title of a published identical image, "Temple of Confucius, Pekin" is inaccurate, as the Confucius Temple [also known as the Kongzimiao] is situated to the right of the buildings depicted in this view (Naquin, p. 444, map 12.1).
architecture
PH2018:0005:005
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Cedric Price, model for Fun Palace, ca. 1964, 53.4 x 123.3 x 79.1 cm, DR1995:0188:524, Cedric Price fonds, Canadian Centre for Architecture, © CCA, Montréal Questioning Pictures is a 36 photograph project commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Milan. Artist Stefano Graziani investigates archival and conservation systems in a number of museums. Through photographing museum objects, Graziani, focusing on the relationship between photographs, the museum objects and the power structures at play within institutions. The museums include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Canada; Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, UK; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany; the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy; and the Plaster Cast Gallery at Museo Canova in Possagno, Italy.
2017
Questioning Pictures: Photograph of model of Fun Palace by Cedric Price, ca. 1964
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PH2018:0005:005
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Cedric Price, model for Fun Palace, ca. 1964, 53.4 x 123.3 x 79.1 cm, DR1995:0188:524, Cedric Price fonds, Canadian Centre for Architecture, © CCA, Montréal Questioning Pictures is a 36 photograph project commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Milan. Artist Stefano Graziani investigates archival and conservation systems in a number of museums. Through photographing museum objects, Graziani, focusing on the relationship between photographs, the museum objects and the power structures at play within institutions. The museums include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Canada; Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, UK; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany; the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy; and the Plaster Cast Gallery at Museo Canova in Possagno, Italy.
PH2018:0005:006
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: John Hejduk, presentation model for the House of the Painter, 1984, 51.3 x 25.4 x 61.0 cm, DR1998:0105, John Hejduk fonds, Canadian Centre for Architecture, © CCA, Montréal Questioning Pictures is a 36 photograph project commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Milan. Artist Stefano Graziani investigates archival and conservation systems in a number of museums. Through photographing museum objects, Graziani, focusing on the relationship between photographs, the museum objects and the power structures at play within institutions. The museums include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Canada; Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, UK; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany; the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy; and the Plaster Cast Gallery at Museo Canova in Possagno, Italy.
2017
Questioning Pictures: Photograph of presentation model for the House of the Painter by John Hejduk, 1984
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PH2018:0005:006
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: John Hejduk, presentation model for the House of the Painter, 1984, 51.3 x 25.4 x 61.0 cm, DR1998:0105, John Hejduk fonds, Canadian Centre for Architecture, © CCA, Montréal Questioning Pictures is a 36 photograph project commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Milan. Artist Stefano Graziani investigates archival and conservation systems in a number of museums. Through photographing museum objects, Graziani, focusing on the relationship between photographs, the museum objects and the power structures at play within institutions. The museums include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Canada; Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, UK; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany; the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy; and the Plaster Cast Gallery at Museo Canova in Possagno, Italy.
PH2018:0005:007
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Peter Eisenman, drawing for the Wexner Centre for the Visual Arts, Columbus Ohio, 1977-1989, AP143.S4.D22, Peter Eisenman fonds, Canadian Centre for Architecture, © CCA, Montréal Questioning Pictures is a 36 photograph project commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Milan. Artist Stefano Graziani investigates archival and conservation systems in a number of museums. Through photographing museum objects, Graziani, focusing on the relationship between photographs, the museum objects and the power structures at play within institutions. The museums include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Canada; Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, UK; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany; the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy; and the Plaster Cast Gallery at Museo Canova in Possagno, Italy.
2017
Questioning Pictures: Photograph of drawing for the Wexner Center for the Visual Arts by Peter Eisenman, 1977-1989
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PH2018:0005:007
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Peter Eisenman, drawing for the Wexner Centre for the Visual Arts, Columbus Ohio, 1977-1989, AP143.S4.D22, Peter Eisenman fonds, Canadian Centre for Architecture, © CCA, Montréal Questioning Pictures is a 36 photograph project commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Milan. Artist Stefano Graziani investigates archival and conservation systems in a number of museums. Through photographing museum objects, Graziani, focusing on the relationship between photographs, the museum objects and the power structures at play within institutions. The museums include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Canada; Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, UK; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany; the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy; and the Plaster Cast Gallery at Museo Canova in Possagno, Italy.
PH2018:0005:008
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Unknown artist, Belgium, A Firework Display in the Place, "dite au Vendredi" on October 19th Century, printing between 1717 and 1719, etching 53.5 x 61.1 cm, DR1982:0240, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal Questioning Pictures is a 36 photograph project commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Milan. Artist Stefano Graziani investigates archival and conservation systems in a number of museums. Through photographing museum objects, Graziani, focusing on the relationship between photographs, the museum objects and the power structures at play within institutions. The museums include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Canada; Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, UK; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany; the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy; and the Plaster Cast Gallery at Museo Canova in Possagno, Italy.
2017
Questioning Pictures: Photograph of etching of A Firework Display in the Place, "dite au Vendredi", unknown Begium artist, 1717-1719
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PH2018:0005:008
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Unknown artist, Belgium, A Firework Display in the Place, "dite au Vendredi" on October 19th Century, printing between 1717 and 1719, etching 53.5 x 61.1 cm, DR1982:0240, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal Questioning Pictures is a 36 photograph project commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Milan. Artist Stefano Graziani investigates archival and conservation systems in a number of museums. Through photographing museum objects, Graziani, focusing on the relationship between photographs, the museum objects and the power structures at play within institutions. The museums include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Canada; Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, UK; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany; the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy; and the Plaster Cast Gallery at Museo Canova in Possagno, Italy.
Questioning Pictures: Photograph of Model of the Amphitheater, Ercolano by Giorgio Sommer, ca.1870s
PH2018:0005:009
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Giorgio Sommer, Model of the amphitheater, Ercolano, ca. 1870s, from Album Souvenir de Pompei, albumen silver print, 19.3 x 19.3 cm, PH1980:0046:100, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal Questioning Pictures is a 36 photograph project commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Milan. Artist Stefano Graziani investigates archival and conservation systems in a number of museums. Through photographing museum objects, Graziani, focusing on the relationship between photographs, the museum objects and the power structures at play within institutions. The museums include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Canada; Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, UK; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany; the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy; and the Plaster Cast Gallery at Museo Canova in Possagno, Italy.
2017
Questioning Pictures: Photograph of Model of the Amphitheater, Ercolano by Giorgio Sommer, ca.1870s
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PH2018:0005:009
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Giorgio Sommer, Model of the amphitheater, Ercolano, ca. 1870s, from Album Souvenir de Pompei, albumen silver print, 19.3 x 19.3 cm, PH1980:0046:100, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal Questioning Pictures is a 36 photograph project commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Milan. Artist Stefano Graziani investigates archival and conservation systems in a number of museums. Through photographing museum objects, Graziani, focusing on the relationship between photographs, the museum objects and the power structures at play within institutions. The museums include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Canada; Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, UK; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany; the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy; and the Plaster Cast Gallery at Museo Canova in Possagno, Italy.
PH2018:0005:017
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, twenty-one studies for a cantilevered chair (Brno chair variations), 1935, pencil on paper, 21.6 x 29.9 cm, DR1986:0119, Canadian Centre for Architecture Questioning Pictures is a 36 photograph project commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Milan. Artist Stefano Graziani investigates archival and conservation systems in a number of museums. Through photographing museum objects, Graziani, focusing on the relationship between photographs, the museum objects and the power structures at play within institutions. The museums include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Canada; Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, UK; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany; the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy; and the Plaster Cast Gallery at Museo Canova in Possagno, Italy.
2017
Questioning Pictures: Photograph of twenty-one studies for a cantillevered chair (Brno Chair Variations) by Ludwig mies van der Rohe, 1935
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PH2018:0005:017
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, twenty-one studies for a cantilevered chair (Brno chair variations), 1935, pencil on paper, 21.6 x 29.9 cm, DR1986:0119, Canadian Centre for Architecture Questioning Pictures is a 36 photograph project commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Milan. Artist Stefano Graziani investigates archival and conservation systems in a number of museums. Through photographing museum objects, Graziani, focusing on the relationship between photographs, the museum objects and the power structures at play within institutions. The museums include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Canada; Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, UK; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany; the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy; and the Plaster Cast Gallery at Museo Canova in Possagno, Italy.
PH2018:0005:018
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Cedric price, model for Fun Palace, ca. 1964, 53.4 x 123.3 x 79.1 cm, DR1995:0188:524, Cedric Price fonds, Canadian Centre for Architecture, © CCA, Montréal Questioning Pictures is a 36 photograph project commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Milan. Artist Stefano Graziani investigates archival and conservation systems in a number of museums. Through photographing museum objects, Graziani, focusing on the relationship between photographs, the museum objects and the power structures at play within institutions. The museums include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Canada; Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, UK; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany; the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy; and the Plaster Cast Gallery at Museo Canova in Possagno, Italy.
2017
Questioning Pictures: Photograph of model for Fun Palace by Cedric Price, ca. 1964
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PH2018:0005:018
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Cedric price, model for Fun Palace, ca. 1964, 53.4 x 123.3 x 79.1 cm, DR1995:0188:524, Cedric Price fonds, Canadian Centre for Architecture, © CCA, Montréal Questioning Pictures is a 36 photograph project commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Milan. Artist Stefano Graziani investigates archival and conservation systems in a number of museums. Through photographing museum objects, Graziani, focusing on the relationship between photographs, the museum objects and the power structures at play within institutions. The museums include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Canada; Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, UK; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany; the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy; and the Plaster Cast Gallery at Museo Canova in Possagno, Italy.
PH2018:0005:019
Description:
Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Cedric Price, model for Fun Palace, ca. 1964, 53.4 x 123.3 x 79.1 cm, DR1995:0188:524, Cedric Price fonds, Canadian Centre for Architecture, © CCA, Montréal Questioning Pictures is a 36 photograph project commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Milan. Artist Stefano Graziani investigates archival and conservation systems in a number of museums. Through photographing museum objects, Graziani, focusing on the relationship between photographs, the museum objects and the power structures at play within institutions. The museums include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Canada; Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, UK; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany; the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy; and the Plaster Cast Gallery at Museo Canova in Possagno, Italy.
2012
Questioning Pictures: Photograph of model for Fun Palace by Cedric Price, ca. 1964
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PH2018:0005:019
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Cedric Price, model for Fun Palace, ca. 1964, 53.4 x 123.3 x 79.1 cm, DR1995:0188:524, Cedric Price fonds, Canadian Centre for Architecture, © CCA, Montréal Questioning Pictures is a 36 photograph project commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Milan. Artist Stefano Graziani investigates archival and conservation systems in a number of museums. Through photographing museum objects, Graziani, focusing on the relationship between photographs, the museum objects and the power structures at play within institutions. The museums include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Canada; Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, UK; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany; the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy; and the Plaster Cast Gallery at Museo Canova in Possagno, Italy.
Questioning Pictures: Photograph of the Temple of Rameses, albumen print by Félix Bonfils, ca. 1970
PH2018:0005:023
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Félix Bonfils, The Temple of Rameses, Karnak, Thebes, ca.1870's, albumen silver print, 22.9 x 28.8 cm, PH1980:0683.01:034, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal Questioning Pictures is a 36 photograph project commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Milan. Artist Stefano Graziani investigates archival and conservation systems in a number of museums. Through photographing museum objects, Graziani, focusing on the relationship between photographs, the museum objects and the power structures at play within institutions. The museums include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Canada; Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, UK; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany; the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy; and the Plaster Cast Gallery at Museo Canova in Possagno, Italy.
2017
Questioning Pictures: Photograph of the Temple of Rameses, albumen print by Félix Bonfils, ca. 1970
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PH2018:0005:023
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Félix Bonfils, The Temple of Rameses, Karnak, Thebes, ca.1870's, albumen silver print, 22.9 x 28.8 cm, PH1980:0683.01:034, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal Questioning Pictures is a 36 photograph project commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Milan. Artist Stefano Graziani investigates archival and conservation systems in a number of museums. Through photographing museum objects, Graziani, focusing on the relationship between photographs, the museum objects and the power structures at play within institutions. The museums include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Canada; Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, UK; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany; the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy; and the Plaster Cast Gallery at Museo Canova in Possagno, Italy.