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THE JOURNAL

A DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER'S BLOG

NEW YORK CHARLOTTESVILLE VALENCIA

The Journal — A Documentary Filmmaker’s Blog by Eduardo Montes-Bradley

Guastavino Vaulted Ceiling at Ellis Island.

THE GUASTAVINO EFFECT

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Genius at Work on Ellis Island | For nearly fifty years I've managed to stay away from two of New York’s famous landmarks: the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. I'm not attracted to seeing a place simply because one is supposed to see it. I'm more interested in scouting a location, when the visit has a purpose and the building has something I need to understand. This time I had a purpose: Rafael Guastavino. 

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