TWA Flight Center — 05

The model in the workshop.

Model of Eero Saarinen's TWA terminal in the workshop, c. 1956-1962. Idlewild (now JFK) Airport, New York. Photograph attributed to Balthazar Korab (1926-2013).

Direct print on 3 mm aluminium. Black matt floater frame.

Source: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Balthazar Korab Collection, LC-DIG-krb-00575 ("Trans World Airlines Terminal, John F. Kennedy (originally Idlewild) Airport, New York, New York, 1956-62. Model in construction"). "Rights and Restrictions Information" notice (revised July 2020, consulted October 4, 2026, guides.loc.gov/p-and-p-rights-and-restrictions/rights): "no known restrictions on the use of [the images] in the Balthazar Korab Collection".
Original medium: black-and-white negative, 4 x 5 in. Digital file cleaned and prepared for printing by Beau Edition (light cleaning, curve adjustment).
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