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The New York Five

michael graves

The New York Five, in 1972, dressed as their own favourite buildings, a nod to this famous picture from 1931.


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The Society of Beaux-Arts Architects

A photograph from the 1931 Society of Beaux Arts Architects Costume Ball, where architects traditionally dress up as their best/most famous building.

In front and center is William Van Alen, architect of the Chrysler Building.


By mh | Posted in Composition | Also tagged annuall ball, architecture, beaux-arts, buildings, Chrysler Building, costumes, DIY, dressing up, Ely Jacques Kahn, famous, fuckem, fun, history, imitating, joke, One Wall Street, performance, photograph, pretending, public art, Ralph Walker, sculpture, society, Squibb Building, the wild, trash, William Van Alen | Comments (1)
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