American Institute, New York City (front elevation)

Alexander Jackson Davis|Town & Davis

1834–35 · Watercolor, ink and graphite · Drawings and Prints

This design for the American Institute follows a scheme that features more often in Davis' designs for public buildings in an urban environment. The facade of this building is most strongly marked by its columns, which, although abstracted, are in the Egyptian style. It is certainly not the only Egyptian revival building Davis designed, but he more commonly applied the style to penitentiaries, cemetery entrances, and monuments.

Artist

Alexander Jackson Davis|Town & Davis

Date

1834–35

Medium

Watercolor, ink and graphite

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924