COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
The Modern Story of Drayton Tower
Creator:
Schaefer, Shannon Noelle
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Photography
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Photography
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
The
Modern
Story
of
Drayton
Tower
explores
the 62-year-old International
Style
modern
building
in
the
heart
of
historic
Savannah,
Georgia.
The
building
is
visually
and,
by
extension,
photographically
appealing
both
because
of
its
original
design
and
the
transitional
state
in
which
the
building
currently
finds
itself.
The
city
of
Savannah
has
enjoyed
a
long
legacy
of
preservation,
but
typically
these
efforts
have
focused
on
colonial
and
Victorian
buildings.
A
city
that
prides
itself
on
preservation
should
hold
true
to
honoring
and
protecting
all
buildings,
including
modernist
ones.
Modern
Story
of
Drayton
Tower
explores
the 62-year-old International
Style
modern
building
in
the
heart
of
historic
Savannah,
Georgia.
The
building
is
visually
and,
by
extension,
photographically
appealing
both
because
of
its
original
design
and
the
transitional
state
in
which
the
building
currently
finds
itself.
The
city
of
Savannah
has
enjoyed
a
long
legacy
of
preservation,
but
typically
these
efforts
have
focused
on
colonial
and
Victorian
buildings.
A
city
that
prides
itself
on
preservation
should
hold
true
to
honoring
and
protecting
all
buildings,
including
modernist
ones.
Abstract:
Through
the
photographic
narrative,
The
Modern
Story
of
Drayton
Tower,
I
have
created
photographs
that
are
both
artistic
expressions
and
documents
in
my
desire
to
capture
the
beauty
and
transition
of
this
building
and
heighten
awareness
of
its
importance.
Straddling
two
traditions
within
architectural
photography,
these
images
combine
a
promotion
of
modernist
architecture,
while
adding
another
voice
in
the
effort
to
save
this
historic
building
for
the
future.
I
ultimately
intend
to
unify
the
celebration
of
the
modern
aesthetic
and
the
case
for
preservation
of
Drayton
Tower.
the
photographic
narrative,
The
Modern
Story
of
Drayton
Tower,
I
have
created
photographs
that
are
both
artistic
expressions
and
documents
in
my
desire
to
capture
the
beauty
and
transition
of
this
building
and
heighten
awareness
of
its
importance.
Straddling
two
traditions
within
architectural
photography,
these
images
combine
a
promotion
of
modernist
architecture,
while
adding
another
voice
in
the
effort
to
save
this
historic
building
for
the
future.
I
ultimately
intend
to
unify
the
celebration
of
the
modern
aesthetic
and
the
case
for
preservation
of
Drayton
Tower.
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2013-02
Format:
PDF : 30 p. : ill; JPG
