Five Images

                               

                         

            I have chosen five images from The Architectural Digest, circa 1920’s, which are labeled for you figures A through E. First of all, I would like to point out one major similarity all five of these have that was also discussed intensely in class, and that is they all show signs of a design which includes areas for the common man, and also spaces which are reserved for the important and most trusted guests, either interior or exterior. As you can see with figure A, right off the bat we have a rod iron gate right at the entrance of the property so that the owner may approve of any guests coming in. Moving on to figures B and C, even on the interior we see rod iron gates to section off a certain room. This was probably where the owner would entertain his closest trustees and friends, or maybe no one but himself. Unfortunately for a man of no status, the lonely chair in figure D is where someone like him would sit while his boss, or maybe even master, would finish his visit.

            Furthermore into the overall style of the period, it seems to be a very gothic feel. For instance, figure E appears to me to take inspiration from a gothic manor one would find in Romania. That along with the iron gates, and certainly low ceilings in figures B and C, I begin to get the feel of a medieval gothic fortress. Finally just for good measure, notice the Greek wave above the gate in figure B.