Warriors in Transition Barracks Concept

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A digital scan (pdf file) of an architectural drawing for a Warriors in Transition barracks. The original drawing was done in pen and ink with Prismacolor markers. It consists of a detail elevation drawing in the middle with early concept elevation drawings on the left and right. The detail elevation drawing features a precast concrete pediment atop a large portico that casts a narrow shadow on the recessed façade to its right. The portico itself is supported by four (4) columns, each four (4) feet wide. Its back wall consists of a large arched window, depicted in blue, surrounded by precast concrete, as well as bricks on the left and right. The floor beneath the portico consists of split face concrete blocks depicted by small green dashes within loosely drawn rectangles. Two arched windows can also be seen on the floor beneath the portico.

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