Author Biographical Info

Hermann Hospital was a public hospital endowed by George Hermann (1843-1914) with a fortune accumulated through investments in oil and real estate. The hospital opened south of downtown Houston in the summer of 1925. It merged with Memorial Hospital in 1999 to create Memorial Hermann Health System. The original Spanish-style building is now part of Children's Memorial Hermann in the northwest corner of the Medical Center.

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IC086-b431-f11-002

Publication Date(s)

1938 - 1941

Description

Presumed to have come from one of the Hermann Hospital scrapbooks. Inscribed on the backis written "Patio" and "1938-1941. It is the same shot as IC086-b431-f11-023, which is likely a copy from the negative. It depicts the main entrance of Hermann Hospital with the front door opened. The original 1925 sculpture that stood in front of the front doors is also visible. Find out more at Hermann Hospital Archive records

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Hospitals, Statues, Patios, Patio gardening, Flooring, Tile, Hermann Hospital (Houston, Tex.), photographs » black-and-white photographs, bas-relief (sculpture technique), bas-reliefs (sculpture), floor tile, outdoor sculpture, public sculpture, sculpture (visual works)

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