Alley House, 1846
Title
Alley House , 1846
Description
This image is a watercolor painting of the Alley House in Tuskegee , Alabama done by Eugene L . Bothwell in 1932 . The house was built in 1846 . The painting shows the front exterior of the house with its doors , windows , shutters , two story columned porch , steps , balcony , hand railing , columned side porch , sloped roof , and two chimneys surrounded by trees and landscaping . There is a couple in period dress on the walkway leading to the house . The house is placed within framing art showing its architectural features including the molding under the roof , side and top views of the columns , various scales , and the wooden railing from the balcony . In the lower right corner , there is an Alabama Polytechnic Institute School of Architecture stamp and the author's signature and date . Above the stamp there is a gold star sticker with a handwritten inscription "1st Medal. " The painting is in good condition , with four small spots of discoloration in the lower left corner , and is encapsulated .
Creator
Bothwell , Eugene L .
Date
1932
Location
Tuskegee -- Macon County -- Alabama
LC Subject Headings
Architectural drawing Watercolor painting Alley House (Tuskegee, Ala.) Dwellings -- Alabama -- Tuskegee Wooden-frame houses Doors Windows Porches Columns Balconies Hand-railing Woodwork Stairs Roofs Chimneys Moldings Men Women Trees Landscape architecture
AAT Subject Headings
architectural drawings watercolors houses dwellings doors windows shutters porches columns balconies handrails woodwork steps roofs chimneys moldings: architectural men women trees landscaping
TGM Subject Headings
Architectural drawings Watercolors Houses Dwellings Doors & doorways Windows Shutters Porches Columns Balconies Hand railings Woodwork Roofs Chimneys Moldings Men Women Trees Landscapes (Representations)
EOA Categories
Arts & Literature -- Architecture Arts & Literature -- Painting, Sculpture, and the Plastic Arts
Original Medium
watercolor painting , 94 x 131 cm
Type
Image
Format
PDF
Requirements
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File Name
RG457_022.pdf
Original Item ID
RG 457 , no . 22
Collection
Architecture , School of -- Architectural Renderings Student Projects
Repository
Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives Dept.
Digital Publisher
Auburn University Libraries
Language
eng
Rights
This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.
Submitted by
Caudle , Dana M .
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