East Building
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The East Building is a modernist wing of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., renowned for its angular architecture by I. M. Pei and its collection of modern and contemporary art.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Gallery of Art East Building | 3 |
| East Building of the National Gallery of Art | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art museum building
ⓘ
museum wing ⓘ |
| architect | I. M. Pei ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Brutalist-influenced modernism
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Modernist architecture ⓘ |
| collectionType |
contemporary art
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modern art ⓘ sculpture ⓘ works on paper ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | National Gallery of Art ⓘ |
| connectedBy | underground concourse ⓘ |
| connectedTo | West Building of the National Gallery of Art ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| donor |
Ailsa Mellon Bruce
ⓘ
Mellon family ⓘ
surface form:
Andrew W. Mellon family
Paul Mellon ⓘ |
| floorCount | several levels including mezzanines and terraces ⓘ |
| hasAtrium | central atrium with mobile sculptures ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
education and conference facilities
ⓘ
roof terraces for sculpture display ⓘ underground galleries ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
art exhibition space
ⓘ
public education space ⓘ research and study space ⓘ |
| houses |
Rothko Room (Mark Rothko works)
ⓘ
large-scale contemporary installations ⓘ works by Alexander Calder ⓘ works by Henri Matisse ⓘ works by Jackson Pollock ⓘ works by Pablo Picasso ⓘ |
| inception | 1978 ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
concrete
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glass ⓘ pink Tennessee marble ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its position east of the original National Gallery of Art building ⓘ |
| near |
Sculpture Garden of the National Gallery of Art
ⓘ
United States Capitol ⓘ West Building of the National Gallery of Art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
angular geometry
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dramatic interior atrium ⓘ integration of art and architecture ⓘ triangular floor plan ⓘ |
| openingDate | June 1, 1978 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | National Gallery of Art ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| partOf | National Gallery of Art ⓘ |
| roofFeature | glass pyramidal skylights ⓘ |
| situatedOn | National Mall ⓘ |
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National Gallery of Art East Building
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East Building of the National Gallery of Art
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National Gallery of Art East Building
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National Gallery of Art East Building