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Church of the Intercession

Church of the Intercession

The huge and spacious interior of the Church of the Intercession, New York. One of Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue’s masterpieces; so much so that he decided to be interred in the north transept of the church.

December 15, 2016 12:03 pm | Link | 1 Comment »

A view in Manhattan

A view in Manhattan
Audubon Terrace, home of the Hispanic Society of America (currently under renovation) with Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue’s Church of the Intercession in the background.
[Updated from Original Post of 5 January 2016]
January 5, 2016 5:22 pm | Link | No Comments »

The Church of the Intercession

BERTRAM GROSVENOR Goodhue considered the Church of the Intercession at 155th Street and Broadway in New York his masterpiece. Being one of the greatest American architects ever, Goodhue knew what he was talking about, and the Church is undoubtedly one of his best. He was one of the last great American creators, a modern architect working within the great tradition. (Art deco, the style in which Goodhue’s award-winning Nebraska state capitol was built, was perhaps the last style within the tradition until a few post-modernists took their stab at reconnecting with the past). (more…)

October 31, 2005 4:08 pm | Link | 11 Comments »

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