Thorne Miniature Rooms - The Art Institute of Chicago
Of the 68 rooms created by Thorne and her craftsmen, this is the only miniature of a sacred space. The Gothic-style church is built on an even smaller scale than the models of domestic spaces, emphasizing the grandeur of the space.
Thorne miniature rooms - Wikipedia
The Thorne miniature rooms are a set of approximately 100 miniature models of rooms created between 1932 and 1940 under the direction of Narcissa Niblack Thorne.
Thorne Rooms - Phoenix Art Museum
The Thorne Rooms provide a glimpse into replications of rooms found in America and Europe, at an exacting 1:12 scale. A beloved favorite of visitors of all ages, they have been painstakingly preserved for nearly a century.
Thorne rooms - The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Collection: Thorne Miniature Rooms - Phoenix Art Museum
Discover the Thorne Miniature Rooms, miniscule replications of spaces found across the United States and Europe that have been painstakingly preserved for nearly a century.
Thorne Rooms - Knoxville Museum of Art
After extensive travels in Europe where she collected miniature furniture and accessories, Mrs. Thorne had over two dozen miniature rooms created by cabinetmakers from her own drawings. They were made in a scale of one inch to one foot.
The Miniature Rooms of Narcissa Niblack Thorne
2024年5月27日 · Over the years, the Thorne miniature rooms have solidified their status as an iconic attraction. With an estimated number of around a hundred, these miniature marvels offer invaluable insights into history, culture, and design.
Thorne Miniature Rooms – Chicago, Illinois - Atlas Obscura
2016年12月15日 · The Thorne Miniature Rooms are beautiful examples of painstaking craftsmanship, and of architecture and interior decoration from specific places and periods.
Meticulous and miniature: The Thorne Rooms of the Art Institute
2016年9月21日 · The Thorne rooms on view at the Art Institute today were constructed between 1932 and 1940 by a team of master craftsmen working under the watchful and meticulous eye of Mrs. James Ward Thorne,...
Miniature Rooms: The Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago
Generations of visitors to the Art Institute of Chicago have been entranced by the Thorne Rooms. In this handsome, revised edition, each room is shown in full view, including eight two-page spreads that immerse the reader in several of the interiors.