Harlem Renaissance — Deco Arch

About the Design

A black-and-gold Art Deco setting — layered drapery in gold, charcoal and sheer white framed by a stepped Deco arch with a “HARLEM RENAISSANCE” marquee plate, with matching urn torchieres flanking the playing space. Designed for the African American Museum (Director: Jiles King, 4/29/18) and engineered to be built from inexpensive lumber and insulation board so a small crew could assemble it on site.

Documentation

Rendered front views of the setting alongside the construction package: the three-bay 2×4 trellis substructure and the dimensioned insulation-board frame that carries the marquee. Scale 1/4”=1’0”.

Stage setting rendering — Deco arch with HARLEM RENAISSANCE marquee, drapery, and urn torchieres — Stage setting — rendering with marquee plate

Stage setting rendering — arch frame without marquee plate — Stage setting — arch & drapery, marquee plate removed

Base trellis structure — top, front, side, and isometric views with construction notes (2x4 lumber, three identical 6'-4" bays, 7'-6" tall) — Base trellis structure — three 6’-4” bays in 2×4 lumber, 7’-6” tall

Frame structure — top, front, side, and isometric views of the insulation-board marquee frame with full dimensions (21'-0" span, 9'-0" tall, 9'-0" marquee plate) — Frame structure — 21’-0” insulation-board marquee, dimensioned