The National Theater Isben
Photographer
Weems, Carrington
Date
1908Description
The National Theater, Oslo, Norway. The pillared neoclassical façade of the entrance is partially obscured behind several trees. Pedestrians can be seen walking along the sidewalks nearby, and in the foreground the tracks for a trolley car can be seen in the street. The statue in front of the theater is of the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. Photographed by Carrington Weems during the world tour undertaken by Edgar Odell Lovett and his wife, Mary Ellen Lovett. Original resource is a black and white photograph.
Citation
Abstract
In 1908, the Rice Institute Board of Trustees sent their newly chosen President, Edgar Odell Lovett, on a world tour seeking out the best aspects of the leading colleges and universities. Dr. and Mrs. Lovett traveled in the company of their secretary, Mr. Carrington Weems, who took these photos to document their travels. They are images of places, more so than people. Dr. and Mrs. Lovett themselves are generally not featured. Each image has an image number that reflects the order in which it was taken on the trip, from number 1 (beginning in Canada and going east around the world) through number 338 (returning to the U.S. through California and ending in Texas), ranging in date from 1908-1909. The names of each image were recorded by Carrington Weems, with the only exception being a county name added in parenthesis when the place name was not present in Weems' original title.
Keyword
Events; Lovett, Edgar Odell, 1871-1957--Travel; William M. Rice Institute--Travel; Lovett World Tour (1908-1909); Oslo (Norway)--Buildings, structures, etc.; More... Nationaltheatret (Oslo, Norway); Theaters--Norway--Oslo; Neoclassicism (Architecture)--Norway--Oslo; Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906--Statues; Lovett, Edgar Odell, 1871-1957--Travel; Lovett, Mary Ellen--Travel; Lovett World Tour (1908-1909); William M. Rice Institute--History; William M. Rice Institute--Presidents; William M. Rice Institute--Travel; Weems, Carrington