Prints, Drawings, and Photographs PSFS Building, Philadelphia c. 1932-33 Lloyd Ullberg, American, 1904 - 1996 Gelatin silver print Currently not on view 1999-121-3 Purchased with the Lola Downin Peck Fund, 1999 |
LabelThe Philadelphia Savings Fund Society Building, completed in 1932, was the first American skyscraper to employ the language of the International Style of architecture, which includes sleek lines, austere surfaces, and asymmetrical plans. Lloyd Ullberg's photograph of the building's windowless rear office tower highlights these features. |
