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1 image file : digital, JPEG. |
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University of Pittsburgh anthology |
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University of Pittsburgh anthology.
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BiblioBoard Access module.
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Original document: Photograph. |
| Summary |
A photograph of the Syria-Lebanon Nationality Room in the Cathedral of Learning. The Syria-Lebanon room was originally a library in a home in Damascus. ℓ The walls and ceilings are covered in "gesso-painting," in which chalk and glue are applied and then painted with silver and gold leaf. ℓThe room contains satin cushions, a ℓmarble floor and ℓa copper mosque lamp can be found in the middle to light the room. The Syria-Lebanon room was dedicated June 28, 1941. This room, along with 25 other Nationality Rooms all with different architectural styles, was conceived in the 1920s by sociologist Ruth Crawford Mitchell as a means of linking the university with the immigrant culture of the steel-working families. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
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