Lecture Hall: Longitudinal Section 1940

Eggers and Higgins made this architectural study, Lecture Hall: Longitudinal Section with pencil. You know, it's funny, I find architectural drawings, especially elevations like this, so incredibly moving and inspiring. I mean, there is something almost utopian about them, so full of possibility. I imagine them in their studio, hunched over the drawing board, carefully measuring out each line, thinking about proportion and light. What did the architects imagine filling the space with? Did they ever imagine that someone like me would be looking at their drawing years later, thinking about how beautiful and evocative it is? It's a testament to the power of art. It’s about exchange and conversation. I wonder what they might think of my paintings?