LARGE ASSEMBLAGE OF RMS QUEEN MARY ARCHITECTURAL DRAWIN
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LARGE ASSEMBLAGE OF RMS QUEEN MARY ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS, RENDERINGS AND PLANS; Morris & O'Connor, N.Y., Architects; the renderings of various interior sections of the ship comprising approximately 156 loose, unmounted drawings, 11 large scale mounted drawings, 1 framed drawing, 1 blue print booklet, and 2 rolls of miscellaneous blue prints (brittle and torn); some drawings bearing dates 1932-1934; together with RELATED QUEEN MARY EPHEMERA, including a FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH, titled The "534" Ready for Launching
, by Stewart Bale, Liverpool and a DINING TABLE BELL Note: Between 1915 and 1930 Benjamin Wistar Morris (1870-1944) designed the Cunard Steamship Company Building in New York. Due to the success of this project, he was asked by Sir Percy Bates to collaborate on the design of the RMS Queen Mary. Benjamin Morris was asked to "incorporate an element of American style and grandeur" to the ship and his duties included establishing the specifications for the interior design of the major public rooms and corridors and selecting the manufacturers and artists to complete the work
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LARGE ASSEMBLAGE OF RMS QUEEN MARY ARCHITECTURAL DRAWIN
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