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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fifth Avenue entrance, elevation
1946 · Graphite, charcoal, and colored chalk
sheet: 15 x 18 1/4 in. (38.1 x 46.4 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Hugh Ferriss
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New Humans: Memories of the Future
New Museum
2026
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Hugh Macomber Ferriss was an American architect, illustrator, and poet. He was associated with exploring the psychological condition of modern urban life, a common cultural enquiry of the first decades of the twentieth century. After his death a colleague said he 'influenced my generation of architects' more than any other man." Ferriss also influenced popular culture, for example Gotham City, Kerry Conran's Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow and Rapture from BioShock.
Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago
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