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The cover of this book features a portion of the drawing, “The Landing of the Ark,” which decorates the ceiling of Duncan Hall at Rice University. Both Duncan Hall and its ceiling were designed by British architect John Outram. Duncan Hall is an outward expression of architectural, decorative, and philosophical themes developed over Outram's career as an architect. The decorated ceiling of the ceremonial hall plays a central role in the building's decorative scheme. Outram inscribed the ceiling with a set of significant ideas—a creation myth. By expressing those ideas in an allegorical drawing of vast size and intense color, Outram created a signpost that tells visitors who wander into the hall that, indeed, this building is not ...
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