TheCBS Building is a 38-story tower at 51 West 52nd Street inMidtown Manhattan, New York City. Built from 1962 to 1965, it is the headquarters of the American broadcasting networkCBS, which owned the structure until 2021. The only skyscraper designed byEero Saarinen, the building occupies the eastern side ofSixth Avenue between 52nd and53rd Streets, near theMuseum of Modern Art. The interior spaces and furnishings were designed by Saarinen andFlorence Knoll Bassett. Its nickname, "Black Rock", is derived from the design of itsfacade, which consists of angled dark-gray granitepiers alternating with dark tinted glass. The CBS Building has won several architectural awards, but according to criticAda Louise Huxtable, "The dark dignity that appeals to architectural sophisticates puts off the public, which tends to reject it as funereal." TheNew York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the CBS Building as a city landmark in 1997. (Full article...)
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 | John Adams (1735–1826) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, andFounding Father who served as the secondpresident of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Beforehis presidency, he was a leader of theAmerican Revolution that achieved independence fromGreat Britain. During the latter part of theRevolutionary War and in the early years of the new nation, he served the U.S. government as a senior diplomat in Europe. Adams was the first person to hold the office ofVice President of the United States, serving in the role from 1789 to 1797. He was a dedicated diarist and regularly corresponded with important contemporaries, including his wife and adviserAbigail Adams and his friend and political rivalThomas Jefferson. Thisoil-on-canvas painting of Adams was produced byGilbert Stuart, approximately between 1800 and 1815, and is in theNational Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Painting credit:Gilbert Stuart Recently featured: |
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