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Description "Maison tournante aérienne": drawing shows a dwelling structure elevated above rooftops and designed to revolve and adjust in various directions. An occupant points to an airship with a fish-shaped bag in the sky lower right. One of the artist's conceptions for his book on life in the upcoming twentieth century. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.) ink over graphite underdrawing.
Date circa 1883
date QS:P,+1883-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source Library of Congress [1]
Author Robida, Albert, 1848-1926, artist.
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