Hadassah University Medical Center, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel, Perspectives and elevation
Erich Mendelsohn
American, born Germany (now Poland). 1887–1953
1936
A rapid graphite and color-pencil study on tracing paper in which Erich Mendelsohn experiments with sweeping, curved perspectives to work out how his Hadassah University Medical Center sits on the Mount Scopus hillside.
At first glance the sheet reads as movement—overlapping semi‑circular arcs, loose hatched volumes, quick directional strokes and flashes of red that suggest the building seen in several shifting viewpoints.
The drawing exemplifies Mendelsohn’s expressive, freehand method for translating avant‑garde modernism into a specific site, showing how sketching was essential to resolving form, orientation, and circulation before the age of mechanical drafting.
Medium
Graphite and color pencil on tracing paper
Dimensions
13 7/8 x 9 1/2" (35.2 x 24.1 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of Milton Scheingarten
Accession
95.2000
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