{"id":5965,"date":"2014-09-14T18:50:32","date_gmt":"2014-09-14T22:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brianrose.com\/blog\/?p=5965"},"modified":"2014-09-14T18:50:32","modified_gmt":"2014-09-14T22:50:32","slug":"new-yorknew-haven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brianrose.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/new-yorknew-haven\/","title":{"rendered":"New York\/New Haven"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the middle of doing an exhibition at Dillon Gallery, and releasing my book about the Meatpacking District, I got a very special architectural photography assignment. The newly renovated Sterling Memorial Library at Yale University. It&#8217;s one of the most awe inspiring buildings in the Collegiate Gothic style. Designed by\u00a0James Gamble Rogers, it was completed in 1930. It follows the basic form of a cathedral with central nave, side aisles, transept, and sanctuary.<\/p>\n<p>From Wikipedia:\u00a0\u00a0<em>A mural in\u00a0Yale University&#8217;s\u00a0Sterling Memorial Library\u00a0depicts the Alma Mater as a bearer of light and truth standing in the midst of the personified arts and sciences, painted in 1932 by\u00a0<a title=\"Eugene Savage\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eugene_Savage\">Eugene Savage<\/a>.<\/em> Throughout the building the various crafts of the period are celebrated &#8212; stained glass, stone carving, decorative painting, and cabinetry. Those elements, combined with the lightness and airiness of the architecture, make it a 1930s building. There are even hints of Art Deco in the tower housing the book stacks rising behind the nave.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brianrose.com\/journal\/2014\/sterling006_lg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5966\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brianrose.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sterling006.jpg\" alt=\"sterling006\" width=\"466\" height=\"699\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>The nave &#8212; \u00a9 Brian Rose<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brianrose.com\/journal\/2014\/sterling003_lg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brianrose.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sterling003.jpg\" alt=\"sterling003\" width=\"467\" height=\"700\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>The transept &#8212; \u00a9 Brian Rose<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brianrose.com\/journal\/2014\/almamater_lg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5970\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brianrose.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/almamater.jpg\" alt=\"almamater\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Alma Mater &#8212; \u00a9 Brian Rose<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brianrose.com\/journal\/2014\/sterling017_lg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brianrose.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sterling017.jpg\" alt=\"sterling017\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brianrose.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sterling017.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.brianrose.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sterling017-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a>The side aisle\/lounge &#8212; \u00a9 Brian Rose<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brianrose.com\/journal\/2014\/sterling001_lg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5969\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brianrose.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sterling001.jpg\" alt=\"sterling001\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brianrose.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sterling001.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.brianrose.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sterling001-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>The side aisle\/lounge &#8212; \u00a9 Brian Rose<\/p>\n<p>The building was restored mostly to its original appearance. The card files, which are no longer used, hide heating, air conditioning, and electronic systems. It&#8217;s essentially a modern building underneath.\u00a0It was a two day shoot and a ton of post production Photoshop work. But what a privilege to get this kind of a job. The preservation architecture was done by Helpern Architects.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the middle of doing an exhibition at Dillon Gallery, and releasing my book about the Meatpacking District, I got a very special architectural photography assignment. The newly renovated Sterling Memorial Library at Yale University. It&#8217;s one of the most awe inspiring buildings in the Collegiate Gothic style. 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