Series II: Student Drawings
Scope and Contents note
Series II contains twenty-one drawings, dating from 1899 to 1901, made by Delano during his years as a student at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. While in Paris, Delano was part of the atelier of Victor-Alexandre-Frederic Laloux (1850-1937), a noted architect and one of the academy's great instructors. For further explanation and discussion of these drawings, see Peter Pennoyer's article on Delano as a student in the New-York Journal of American History, number 4.
Drawings are arranged in two subseries by date, with undated drawings filed last. Unless otherwise noted, all drawings are graphite, ink, and wash on light paperboard, and uniform in size: 24-3/4 x 18-3/4 in. Titles given were inscribed by Delano [and descriptions in brackets for untitled drawings].
Subseries I: Exercises, Dated
Etablissement Financier, 1899 Jan. 4
General note
[screen on Legion of Honor?]
Un Theatre Municipal, 1899 Jan. 16
Un Poste de Pompiers, 1899 Jan. 21
General note
[firehouse]
Une Ecurie d'Etat, 1899 Jan. 23
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[classical doorway]
Salle des pas Perdus, 1899 Feb. 10
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[courthouse waiting room]
Une Fontaine Monumentale, 1899 Feb. 11
Un Etablissement Thermal, 1899 Mar. 2
General note
[casino facade?]
Entree d'une Cour d'Honneur, 1899 Mar. 8
General note
[domed classical facade]
[Hotel Crillon, Place de la Concorde, measured drawing], 1899 Mar. 21
Un Pavillon de Repos, 1899 Mar. 22
Une Salle de Lecture, 1899 Mar. 31
[Untitled classical portico and facade, six columns], 1899 Apr. 7
[Untitled aquarium/marine laboratory facility], 1899 Sep. 6
General note
watercolor, graphite, and ink on paper, 11-7/8 x 16 in.
Coupe parle cour de service..., 1899 Dec. 6
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[slaughterhouse and market]; graphite and ink on gray paper, 23-7/8 x 17-3/4 in.
[Untitled design for public park], 1900 Feb. 7
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brown ink and graphite on paper, 23-7/8 x 19 in.
[Untitled animal study/care facility], 1901
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conte crayon and wash on Bristol board, 24-1/2 x 16-7/8 in.
Subseries II: Exercises, Undated
Une Bourse Maritime, [ca. 1899]
Un Hotel de Ville, [ca. 1899]
General note
[city hall]
[Unidentified building, rez de chaussee (ground floor)], [ca. 1899]
[Untitled lecture hall], [ca. 1899]
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[perspective projection exercises]
[Untitled classical facade, perhaps archeological exercise], [ca. 1899]
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graphite on paper mounted on board, 19-3/4 x 18-1/4 in.