Identifier: interiorillumina00coff (find matches)
Title: Interior illumination of the University of Illinois auditorium
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Coffey, Elmer Washburn Kent, Lee Carson
Subjects: University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus) Auditoriums Interior lighting College buildings Theses
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Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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on-uniform lighting over the stage whichis very undesirable. Perhaps the greatest objection to the present fixt-ures over the stage is from the artistic standpoint. As willbe seen from the photo on page 4, these fixtures are sus-pended by very long straight rods from the arches over thestage. While the long rods are undoubtedly out of place inthe Auditorium where long curved lines predominate, the worsteffect is on the beautiful painting of The Return of Ulysesby Millet which is in the arch over the stage. It is especi-ally noticable from the balcony that these long rods give theappearance of bars before the painting and in imagination thefigures almost become animals in a cage. Thus it is seen thatit is certainly most desirable that the rods be removed andthe fixtures raised both to give a more uniform illuminationon the stage and avoid the spoiling of the effect of thepainting. In the general illumination of the Auditorium fromthe dome fixtures the lighting is not what it should be.
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5 From the illuminometer readings on page 26, it is seen thatthe intensity on the main floor varies from about 1.15 candle-feet directly under the dome to 0.60 candlefeet at the sidesand 0.35 candlefeet under the balcony. This again shows a non-uniformity which would suggest a raising of the fixtures. Fromthe balcony there is another objectionable feature which couldbe remedied by raising the dome fixtures. At present they areso low that they actually come in the line of vision of thoseseated in the higher seats of the balcony and this is alwaysto be avoided. The high intrinsic brilliancy of the barecarbon lamps is very injurious as well as tiring to the eyesand if nothing else could be done they should be replacedwith frosted lamps to cut down the intrinsic brilliancy. Thephoto on page 6, taken from one of the higher seats at theside of the balcony, shows the appearance and position ofthese fixtures. Again the painting over the stage suffers becauseof these fixtures. They are all pla

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