In the area of exhibit design, Chermayeff & Geismar has fulfilled the goals and aspirations of clients with such designs as the United States Pavilion at Expo ’70 in Osaka, Japan, “The Mill” for Burlington Industries at their headquarters building in New York City, and “The Hall of the Sun” at the Hayden Planetarium. In 1964, they designed a traveling exhibition of John F. Kennedy memorabilia.
The Hayden Planetarium is where Neil works.
The Hall of the Sun:
This terrazzo inlay representing the face of the Aztec Sun Stone was a centerpiece at the Hall of the Sun at the Hayden Planetarium, built in 1935. Often mistakenly called the Aztec Calendar Stone, the actual 25-ton monolith represents the fifth sun, or age, which began with the accession of King Itzcoatl (1427-1449). The original stone is on view at the Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, and a full-siz cast stands in the Hall of Mexico and Central America.
His Billy Rose’s Music Hall, said journalist Lucius Beebe, was “a monument to lunacy … in a class by itself.” It was “a madhouse of gayety … chaotic revelry in a strange combination of Mardi Gras-Beaux Arts Ball-Coney Island atmosphere.” The venue boasted 100 singing waiters who were dressed as mobsters, and “gaudy nudes.” It featured free dances with young women “who came as close to illegal solicitation as the law allowed.”
Thanks for the info! Here is the old logo:
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New logo was made by Ivan Chermayeff who also made the PBS and NBC Peacock logos:
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Oh snap! Look what I stumbled upon.
The Hayden Planetarium is where Neil works.
The Hall of the Sun:
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https://files.catbox.moe/s09h18.jpg - - - - - https://playingintheworldgame.com/2014/11/25/memories-of-the-hayden-planetarium/
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Funded by the Billy Rose Foundation? Let's see what we can find on this guy...
Donated a statue to the National Museum of Israel made by an Epstein:
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Nothing suspicious on his mausoleum besides being a Jewish cemetery:
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This is kind of interesting though:
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