Welcome back to Monochromes, a Friday mini-series wherein Curbed delves deep into the Library of Congress's photographic annals, resurfacing with an armful of old black-and-white photos of architecture and interior design of yesteryear. Have a find you want to share? Hit up the tipline; we'd love to hear from you.
French-born American industrial designer Raymond Loewy is known for "basically creating Americana" with his designs for all-American stuff like Airforce One, Lucky Strike cigarettes, and Coca-Cola. His office, turns out, wasn't so bad-lookin' either. The Library of Congress' Gottscho-Schleisner Collection includes 1950 photos of Loewy's NYC office on Madison Avenue, a glistening midcentury beacon of pale wood walls, super thin built-in credenzas, and pretty phone operators. Have a look.
· Raymond Loewy and Associates, 488 Madison Ave. [Gottscho-Schleisner Collection, Library of Congress]
· All Monochromes posts [Curbed National]
· All Dwelling posts [Curbed National]
· All 1950s posts [Curbed National]
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