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Marine motifs
12016-03-03T13:01:15-08:00Erica Morawskia7252cccd731863566ea2a97321995d06b6810e381804plain2016-03-25T11:28:03-07:00Erica Morawskia7252cccd731863566ea2a97321995d06b6810e3McKim, Meet & White used an eclectic approach to the architecture as a means to convey multiple messages. Besides a heavy use of decoration that literally referenced the republic of Cuba, various marine motifs were also incorporated into the decorative program. References to lobsters, crabs, or shells were no doubt an attempt to appeal to tourists and to remind them of their location on the Caribbean ocean.
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12016-03-03T12:55:27-08:00Erica Morawskia7252cccd731863566ea2a97321995d06b6810e3Brochure for the Hotel Nacional, ca. 19301Collection of the New-York Historical Societymedia/NacionalBrochInside.jpgplain2016-03-03T12:55:27-08:00Erica Morawskia7252cccd731863566ea2a97321995d06b6810e3
