Designed by

Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup, American, founded 2008

Adjaye, David, British, born 1966

Bond, J. Max Jr., American, 1935 - 2009

Freelon, Philip G., American, 1953 - 2019

SmithGroupJJR, American, founded 1853

Manufactured by

Peerless Pattern Works, Inc., founded 1923

Morel Industries, founded 1917

Dura Industries, American, ca. 1985

Northstar Contracting, Inc., American

Medium

cast aluminum coated with vinyl paint

Dimensions

H x W x D: 63 × 41 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (160 × 104.8 × 3.8 cm)

Type

facades

Place collected

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 2013

Description

An openwork cast aluminum panel of the type used to fabricate the cladding that covers the exterior of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, located on the National Mall in Washington, DC. The panel's bronze color is the final finish, a Custom Artisan 3.5 in a 5-coat Kynar system, a costum Valspare mixture used for each layer of the 5-coats, and is the same as the color of the panels installed on the NMAAHC building. Panels with varying levels of opacity are used on each side of the building, to regulate the amount of light that enters the building. This panel is the Type F design, with an opacity or density of 90% (10% open). This panel was fabricated at the same time as the panels installed on the building.

The tooling for the Corona panels was made at Peerless Pattern Works in Portland, Oregon. The panels were cast at Morel Industries in Portland, Oregon. After painting, the panels were sent to Cleveland, Ohio to Northstar Contracting for assembly onto carrier frames prior to installation on site.

The panel sometimes is referred to as a "corona panel," because these panels encapsulate the stacked upper levels of the building's design, referred to as the "corona" levels by the architects. The stacked shape of the building itself was designed to relfect the stacked top portions of Yoruba carved wood columns by Olowe of Ise found on traditional buildings in Nigeria. This top portion is known as a "capital" in architectural vocabulary, and the architects also use the words "crown" and "corona" to refer to the design inspiration they gained from this top portion of Yoruba column.

Topic

African American

African diaspora

Architecture

Design

Local and regional

Ornamentation

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2016.41.4

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Buildings and Structures

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Designed by

Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup, American, founded 2008

Adjaye, David, British, born 1966

Bond, J. Max Jr., American, 1935 - 2009

Freelon, Philip G., American, 1953 - 2019

SmithGroupJJR, American, founded 1853

Manufactured by

Peerless Pattern Works, Inc., founded 1923

Morel Industries, founded 1917

Dura Industries, American, ca. 1985

Northstar Contracting, Inc., American

Medium

cast aluminum coated with vinyl paint

Dimensions

H x W x D: 63 × 41 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (160 × 104.8 × 3.8 cm)

Type

facades

Place collected

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 2013

Description

An openwork cast aluminum panel of the type used to fabricate the cladding that covers the exterior of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, located on the National Mall in Washington, DC. The panel's bronze color is the final finish, a Custom Artisan 3.5 in a 5-coat Kynar system, a costum Valspare mixture used for each layer of the 5-coats, and is the same as the color of the panels installed on the NMAAHC building. Panels with varying levels of opacity are used on each side of the building, to regulate the amount of light that enters the building. This panel is the Type C design, with an opacity or density of 75% (25% open). This panel was fabricated at the same time as the panels installed on the building.

The tooling for the Corona panels was made at Peerless Pattern Works in Portland, Oregon. The panels were cast at Morel Industries in Portland, Oregon. After painting, the panels were sent to Cleveland, Ohio to Northstar Contracting for assembly onto carrier frames prior to installation on site.

The panel sometimes is referred to as a "corona panel," because these panels encapsulate the stacked upper levels of the building's design, referred to as the "corona" levels by the architects. The stacked shape of the building itself was designed to relfect the stacked top portions of Yoruba carved wood columns by Olowe of Ise found on traditional buildings in Nigeria. This top portion is known as a "capital" in architectural vocabulary, and the architects also use the words "crown" and "corona" to refer to the design inspiration they gained from this top portion of Yoruba column.

Topic

African American

African diaspora

Architecture

Design

Local and regional

Ornamentation

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2016.41.2

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Buildings and Structures

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Designed by

Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup, American, founded 2008

Adjaye, David, British, born 1966

Bond, J. Max Jr., American, 1935 - 2009

Freelon, Philip G., American, 1953 - 2019

SmithGroupJJR, American, founded 1853

Manufactured by

Peerless Pattern Works, Inc., founded 1923

Morel Industries, founded 1917

Dura Industries, American, ca. 1985

Northstar Contracting, Inc., American

Medium

cast aluminum coated with vinyl paint

Dimensions

H x W x D: 63 × 41 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (160 × 104.8 × 3.8 cm)

Type

facades

Place collected

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 2013

Description

An openwork cast aluminum panel of the type used to fabricate the cladding that covers the exterior of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, located on the National Mall in Washington, DC. The panel's bronze color is the final finish, a Custom Artisan 3.5 in a 5-coat Kynar system, a costum Valspare mixture used for each layer of the 5-coats, and is the same as the color of the panels installed on the NMAAHC building. Panels with varying levels of opacity are used on each side of the building, to regulate the amount of light that enters the building. This panel is the Type E design, with an opacity or density of 85% (15% open). This panel was fabricated at the same time as the panels installed on the building.

The tooling for the Corona panels was made at Peerless Pattern Works in Portland, Oregon. The panels were cast at Morel Industries in Portland, Oregon. After painting, the panels were sent to Cleveland, Ohio to Northstar Contracting for assembly onto carrier frames prior to installation on site.

The panel sometimes is referred to as a "corona panel," because these panels encapsulate the stacked upper levels of the building's design, referred to as the "corona" levels by the architects. The stacked shape of the building itself was designed to relfect the stacked top portions of Yoruba carved wood columns by Olowe of Ise found on traditional buildings in Nigeria. This top portion is known as a "capital" in architectural vocabulary, and the architects also use the words "crown" and "corona" to refer to the design inspiration they gained from this top portion of Yoruba column.

Topic

African American

African diaspora

Architecture

Design

Local and regional

Ornamentation

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2016.41.3

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Buildings and Structures

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Designed by

Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup, American, founded 2008

Adjaye, David, British, born 1966

Bond, J. Max Jr., American, 1935 - 2009

Freelon, Philip G., American, 1953 - 2019

SmithGroupJJR, American, founded 1853

Manufactured by

Peerless Pattern Works, Inc., founded 1923

Morel Industries, founded 1917

Dura Industries, American, ca. 1985

Northstar Contracting, Inc., American

Medium

cast aluminum coated with vinyl paint

Dimensions

H x W x D: 63 × 41 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (160 × 104.8 × 3.8 cm)

Type

facades

Place collected

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 2013

Description

An openwork cast aluminum panel of the type used to fabricate the cladding that covers the exterior of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, located on the National Mall in Washington, DC. The panel's bronze color is the final finish, and is the same as the color of the panels installed on the NMAAHC building. Panels were constructed in differing levels of opacity or thickness, in order to regulate the amount of light that enters the building. Panels with varying levels of opacity are used on each side of the building. This panel is the Type A design, with an opacity or density of 65% (35% open). The panel sometimes is referred to as a "corona panel," because these panels encapsulate the stacked upper levels of the building's design, referred to as the "corona" levels by the architects. The stacked shape of the building itself was designed to relfect the stacked top portions of Yoruba carved wood columns by Olowe of Ise found on traditional buildings in Nigeria. This top portion is known as a "capital" in architectural vocabulary, and the architects also use the words "crown" and "corona" to refer to the design inspiration they gained from this top portion of Yoruba column. This panel was fabricated at the same time as the panels installed on the building.

Topic

African American

African diaspora

Architecture

Design

Local and regional

Ornamentation

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2016.41.1

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Buildings and Structures

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture