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Czechoslovak Nationality Room
1931
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Title
Czechoslovak Nationality Room
Creator
Sláma, Bohumil
Date
1931
Identifier
CZCR34.UA
Description
Architectural perspective of the Czechoslovak Classroom at the University of Pittsburgh by Prague-based architect Bohumil Slama. This drawing is part of a second set of designs sent by Dr. Slama to the Czechoslovak committee in Pittsburgh during the room's planning. The Czechoslovak room emphasizes education, leadership and a love of nature. It was designed by Dr. Bohumil Slama. In the back of the room is the proclamation that King Charles the IV issued when he created Prague's Charles University in 1348. The murals near the windows depict animals and plants interacting, which were painted by artists Karel and Marie Svolinski from Prague. The Czechoslovak room was dedicated March 7, 1939. This room, along with twenty five other Nationality Rooms all with different architectural styles, was conceived in the 1920s by sociologist Ruth Crawford Mitchell as a means of linking the university with the immigrant culture of the steel working families.
Type
still image
Subject
Rooms--Designs and plans
Classrooms--Designs and plans
Cathedral of Learning (Pittsburgh, Pa.). Czechoslovak Room
Geographic Subjects
Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Collection
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs
Rights Information
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