View of the sculpture "At the Library" (1981; Barry Rosen, artist) near the Broadway entrance to the Central Library branch of the Denver Public Library at 10 West Fourteenth (14th) Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a sculpture of ceramic tiles depicting book shelves in front of the facade of the Burnham Hoyt reading room (the original 1955 building designed by Burnham Hoyt). The library's subtle play on classical composition includes two-story window bands representing a glazed colonnade, with third-story fenestration arranged like a frieze. The reinforced concrete frame is clad with Indiana limestone, shot-blasted to raise the horizontal grain. Flags and flagpoles are outside the library.
Date
1998
Notes
Scanned image from loaned collection.; Title and content derived from inventory prepared by Jacquelyn Ainlay-Conley.; Digitization sponsored by the Kenneth King Foundation.; R7001512872
Physical Description
1 slide : color.
Is Part Of
Tom Noel photograph collection.; Tom Noel photograph collection, notebook Civic Center.
Subject
Denver Public Library--Buildings--1990-2000.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Public libraries.; Sculpture.; Denver Public Library--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Public libraries--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Sculpture, American--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
Source
Tom Noel.
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
