Rotunda of A&I Building Painted
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PrintThe original decorative scheme for the National Museum Building (A&I), designed by Adolf Cluss, is replaced by a new design by Grace Lincoln Temple, the designer of the Children's Room decor. In 1902 the main halls and the courts are painted light red to a height of 15 feet, then deep ivory above, with light ivory on the ceiling. The rotunda is painted olive at the base of the walls, and ivory above. The stenciling of the rotunda is not begun until the roof of the building is made more secure. The painting was completed in 1904.
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Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
August, 1902