Art Deco at its most exuberant — this fine art photograph of the crown of the General Electric Building captures one of the most spectacular and inventive rooftop compositions in New York, a burst of terracotta and brick ornament that rises above Lexington Avenue in a blaze of Gothic fantasy and modernist ambition.
The General Electric Building, completed in 1931 and designed by Cross & Cross, was built as the headquarters of RCA Victor and sits immediately behind St. Bartholomew's Church on Park Avenue, its red brick and terracotta crown designed to complement the church's Byzantine dome below. The crown itself is extraordinary: a cluster of radiating spires and lightning bolt forms — a deliberate reference to the electrical power of its original tenant — rendered in terracotta of deep brick red and warm gold, rising to a point against the sky like a Gothic cathedral reimagined for the age of electricity.
This photograph looks up at that crown with the wonder it deserves, the ornament sharp and vivid against the open sky. One of the great rooftop details of the New York skyline.
Available in sizes from 15×15" to 40×40", printed on Fuji Crystal Archive paper — the archival standard for fine art photography.
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Print specifications
High-quality prints with professional specifications
Paper type
Premium matte finish
Paper weight
200 gsm
Print method
Giclée printing
Color accuracy
Archival quality inks
Durability
100+ year lifespan
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