Window grille from the Norris Theater, Norristown, Pennsylvania
- Title : Window grille from the Norris Theater, Norristown, Pennsylvania
- Artist: William Harold Lee Architect Armand Carroll Architect Conkling Armstrong Terra Cotta Company Manufacturer
- Accession: XX1989.429
- Country: United States Norristown Pennsylvania
- Date: 1929
- Dimensions: feet 22 12, Centimeters 670.6 365.8
- Collection: Object
- Category: Architecture
- Collection Theme: Art Deco
- Subject: Theatres/Theatre Design , Architecture/Architectural Design
- Credit Line: The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection
- URL: XX1989.429.JPG
- Tags: Architecture~Art Deco
Description:
Gold and green gloss glazed terra cotta exterior facade from the Norris Theatre in Norristown, Pennsylvania composed of approximately two-hundred tiles including cream matte glazed border tiles; the grille consists of a large centralized palm tree with a sheathing base which tapers upwards into stalks with curvilinear ends; at the top center of the palm, a small fountain shoots water into the air; the palm is flanked by two robed musicians set within a columnar-type structure playing long horns instruments all set against a background patterned with flowers, biomorphic shapes and green foliage.
