Swimming Pool
Title
Swimming Pool
Description
This image is a watercolor conceptual painting of an indoor swimming pool done by Brendon A. Bond sometime between 1940 and 1942 . The bottom of the painting shows three colored views of the swimming pool , two of the walls of the room and a dais or stage recessed into the long wall . The view on the left shows the pool being used for competition with people up on the starting blocks , the view on the right shows the pool set up for casual swimming with people in the corner , and the center view shows the pool room decorated for a pageant or carnival with balloons , special lighting , people in the dais area and the balcony stands , and the building's roof open to the sky . There are notes underneath which describe how to prepare the pool room for such festivities . The top of the painting shows a longitudinal and transverse sectional view in pencil on the left . In the center is a floor plan for the pool building showing the rooms , walls , door , pool , dais , balcony and stairwells . On the right is a colored diagram with pencil notes on the lighting for the room . In the lower right corner , there is an artist's information block which reads : "Brendon A. Bond , Alabama Poly . Inst. , Class-A- Problem III , A Swimming Pool. " The painting is in fair condition with a few minor pieces missing from the edges and a stain in the lower right corner and is encapsulated .
Creator
Bond , Brendon Arthur , 1912-
Date
ca. 1940-1942
LC Subject Headings
Architectural drawing Watercolor painting Sports facilities Swimming pools Rooms Walls Doors Balconies Staircases Roofs Theater Lighting Balloon decorations Men Women
AAT Subject Headings
architectural drawings watercolors sports and recreation spaces sports buildings swimming pools rooms and spaces walls doors balconies stairwells roofs daises lighting decorations men women
TGM Subject Headings
Architectural drawings Watercolors Sports & recreation facilities Swimming pools Rooms & spaces Walls Doors & doorways Balconies Stairways Roofs Stages (Platforms) Lighting Balloons (Novelties) Decorations Men Women
EOA Categories
Arts & Literature -- Architecture Arts & Literature -- Painting, Sculpture, and the Plastic Arts
Original Medium
watercolor painting , 102 x 157 cm
Type
Image
Format
PDF
Requirements
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File Name
RG457_066.pdf
Original Item ID
RG 457 , no . 66
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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