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Drawings (visual works)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

C. A. Neff and T. David Fitz-Gibbon Architectural Perspective Drawing

 Collection — 1 oversized folder
Identifier: 001-MSS 2024-006
Scope and Contents

The drawing drafted by J.A. Parks depicts the Arena Stage/Center Theater complex from the northeast of an Army and Navy Recreation Building designed by architects C. A. Neff and T. David Fitz-Gibbon, circa 1941-1943.  The building is designed in the international style with some streamlined modern elements.  Construction of the building is reinforced concrete with Indiana limestone cladding and glass block fenstration arranged in vertical and horizontal ribbons.

Dates: created: 1941-1943; Other: Date acquired: 05/24/2024

City of Norfolk City Clerk Historical Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG 04-2018-002
Scope and Contents Historical volumes recording the history of the Borough and City of Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, primarily from 1736 to the 1920s. These materials include records of Common Council, Common Hall, Select Council, and the Finance Committee of City Council. Also included are records concerning the formation and development of the Town of Berkley from 1890-1923, as well as the organization of Atlantic City Ward from 1890-1898. This collection also includes a record of city ordinances,...
Dates: created: 1736-2015; Other: Date acquired: 04/28/2018; Event: Date of conservation for items 1, 3, 4, and 26: 2025 July

Frances Smith's Colley Avenue Drawings

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2018-026
Scope and Contents

Ten drawings by Frances Smith depicting scenes on Colley Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia and one list titled "Ship Work List," listing the ships drawn by the artist.

Dates: created: circa 1970s-1980s; Other: Date acquired: 06/19/2018