Rating |
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Title |
[Rockefeller Family's 'Kykuit' Estate, Pocantico Hills, NY] |
Creator |
Richie, Robert Yarnall, 1908-1984 |
Date |
1932 |
Date (EDTF) |
1932 |
Decade |
1930-1939 |
Part Of |
Robert Yarnall Richie photograph collection |
Series |
Series 6: Negatives and Color Transparencies Negative Series: 0045 |
Place |
Pocantico Hills, Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, New York |
Description |
The Rockefeller family's country estate, Kykuit, was designed by architects Delano and Aldrich and completed in 1913 for Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller, Sr. The interior of the main residence, known within the family as the Big House, was designed by Ogden Codman. Encompassing over 3000 acres, the estate also includes gardens, a golf course, and notable buildings such as the Coach Barn and the Tudor-style mansion known as the Playhouse. Kykuit's formal gardens were designed by landscape architect William Welles Bosworth. Source: Ann Rockefeller Roberts, The Rockefeller Family Home: Kykuit, New York, Abbeville Press, 1998, http://www.abbeville.com/bookpage.asp?isbn=0789202220 |
Notes |
Negative sleeve: [handwritten] 45. Rockefeller, John D., 'Kykuit.' |
Related Resources |
MARC record: http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=1855416 Finding aid: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/smu/00166/smu-00166.html |
Authorized Subject Terms |
John D. Rockefeller House (Pocantico Hills, N.Y.) Mansions United States--Hudson River Valley Gardens |
Keywords |
aerials; aerial views; estates; Kykuit |
Physical Description |
1 negative: film, black and white; 12.4 x 17.8 cm |
Form/Genre |
Negatives Film negatives Aerial photographs |
Digital Resource Type |
Image |
Digitization Date |
Digitized: 2011 |
Digital Format |
Displayed as .jp2; uploaded as .jpg |
Archival File Resolution |
Archival scan: 8251 w x 5916 h pixels, 48-bit RGB |
Digitization Process |
Digitization process: Scanned using an Epson 750 as 1200 ppi, 48-bit, RGB, .tif; service master changed to black and white, hues and contrast adjusted, and cropped; derivative resampled to 3000 pixels on the long edge, 24-bit .jpg |
Physical Location |
Cabinet 1, Drawer 1 |
Call Number |
Ag1982.0234 |
Upload File Name |
ag1982_0234_0045_01_rockefeller_sm_opt.jpg |
Archival File Name(s) |
ag1982_0234_0045_01_rockefeller.tif; ag1982_0234_0045_01_rockefeller_sm.tif |
Digital Collection |
Robert Yarnall Richie Photograph Collection |
Library |
DeGolyer Library |
Publisher |
Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University |
Rights |
This item may be protected by copyright law. Please cite the DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University as the source of this file. For more information contact degolyer@smu.edu. |