Welcome to the Archives of The Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture. The purpose of this online collection is to function as a tool for scholars, students, architects, preservationists, journalists and other interested parties. The archive consists of photographs, slides, articles and publications from Goldfinger’s lifetime; physical drawings and models; personal photos and memorabilia; and contemporary photographs and articles.
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LOCATION
Address: 402 Main Street
City: Port Washington
State: New York
Zip Code: 11050
Nation: United States
STATUS
Type: Commercial
Status: Built; Demolished
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Date(s): 1969
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Client: Ksenija Matkovic (1918-2004)
Architect: Myron Goldfinger (1933-2023)
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Artium Gallery
The project scope is to design an art gallery for Ksenija Matkovic (1918-2004). Ksenija Matkovic was born the Countess de Cerineo, daughter of Count Dinko de Cerineo and Tinka de Cerineo, in Brac, Yugoslavia. She came to the United States from Yugoslavia with her husband, a shipping magnate, in 1940. She is the mother is June Goldfinger, Myron Goldfinger’s wife.
The location is a former sail loft near the Manhasset Bay.
The gallery features exhibitions by regional and contemporary artists like George Constant.
“Artium is an attractive, small and airy gallery in a former sail loft near Manhasset Bay at 402 Main Street. Ksenija Matkovic, the director, exhibits a diversified collection of paintings, sculpture, pottery, blown glass and graphics. The prize of her collection, however, is a group of oil paintings and drawings by George Constant.
“When I began the gallery two years ago, my things were much too sophisticated for the average person who walked in here,” Mrs. Matkovic said, “and little by little I had to become less sophisticated, although I hate to do it.”
The gallery now carries the modern vinyl creations of the Long Island artist Richard Vaux as well as the pleasant seascapes and landscapes of two Port Washington artists, Mary Blakey and Jackie Penney. Artium’s prices range from $25 for selected graphics to $3,500 or $5,000 for a large Constant. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 11 A.M. to 5 P.M.”
DRAWINGS - Design Drawings / Renderings
DRAWINGS - Construction Drawings
DRAWINGS - Shop Drawings
PHOTOS - Project Model
PHOTOS - During Construction
PHOTOS - Completed Project
PHOTOS - Current Conditions
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PROJECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
Leslie Tonner. “A Guide to Gallery‐Hopping on the North Shore of L.I.” The New York Times [New York, NY], 26 Mar. 1972.