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Title
The Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta Georgia Architectural Art
Artist
Reid Callaway
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Fabulous Fox Theatre..... by Reid Callaway
Atlanta Georgia Architectural Art
The Fox Theatre (often marketed as the Fabulous Fox), a former movie palace, is a performing arts venue located at 660 Peachtree Street NE in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, and is the centerpiece of the Fox Theatre Historic District.
The theater was originally planned as part of a large Shrine Temple as evidenced by its Moorish design. The 4,678 seat auditorium was ultimately developed as a lavish movie theater in the Fox Theatres chain and opened in 1929. It hosts a variety of cultural and artistic events including the Atlanta Ballet, a summer film series, and performances by national touring companies of Broadway shows. The venue also hosts occasional concerts by popular artists.
When the Fox Theatre first opened, the local newspaper described it as having, "a picturesque and almost disturbing grandeur beyond imagination". It remains a showplace that impresses theatre-goers to this day. The principal architect of the project was Olivier Vinour of the firm Marye, Alger and Vinour.
The original architecture and decor of the Fox can be roughly divided into two architectural styles: Islamic architecture (building exterior, auditorium, Grand Salon, mezzanine Gentlemen's Lounge and lower Ladies Lounge) and Egyptian architecture (Egyptian Ballroom, mezzanine Ladies Lounge and lower Gentlemen's Lounge).
The 4,678-seat auditorium, which was designed for movies and live performances, replicates an Arabian courtyard complete with a night sky of 96 embedded crystal "stars" (a third of which flicker) and a projection of clouds that slowly drift across the "sky." A longstanding rumor that one of the stars was a piece of a Coca-Cola bottle was confirmed in June 2010 when two members of the theater's restoration staff conducted a search from within the attic above the auditorium ceiling.
The Egyptian Ballroom is designed after a temple for Ramses II at Karnak while the mezzanine Ladies Lounge features a replica of the throne chair of King Tut and makeup tables that feature tiny Sphinxes. The Islamic sections feature a number of ablution fountains, which are currently kept dry.
Throughout the Fox there is extensive use of trompe l'oeil; "wooden" beams are actually plaster, paint that appears gold leaf is not, areas are painted and lit to appear to receive outside lighting, ornate fireplaces were never designed to have working chimneys, and what appears to be a giant Bedouin canopy in the auditorium is plaster and steel rods designed to help funnel sound to the farthest balcony.
The Fox features a four manual (or keyboard) 42-rank pipe organ nicknamed the "Mighty Mo". It was custom built for the Fox by M. P. Moller, Inc. in 1929 in Hagerstown, Maryland. With 3,622 pipes, it is the second-largest theatre organ in the country, behind the Wurlitzer at Radio City Music Hall in New York City and was the largest theatre instrument built by Moller.
As a true theatre organ, as opposed to a church organ, Mighty Mo's pipes range in size from 32 feet (nearly 10 meters) tall to the size of a small ballpoint pen, and is designed to imitate the sounds of a full orchestra. Besides the pipes, it also contains a marimba, xylophone, glockenspiel, drums, sleigh bells, a gong, and even a six-foot (1.8m) grand piano (originally from the Kilgen organ in Chicago's Piccadilly Theatre); plus a large variety of silent movie sound effects (such as various car horns, thunder and rain effects, bird whistles, etc.). The organ is remarkable for a theatre organ because it also includes 12 ranks of pipes for a church organ, known as the "Ethereal" division. Thus the organ can be played as a church organ as well as a theatre organ. It is noteworthy that the Mighty Mo is among the shrinking list of instruments which remain installed in the theatres for which they were designed.
Note: When I was a Union crane operator a worked with a company to tie back the Fox Theatre to keep it from falling into the hole caused by our excavation (six stories deep) into the Atlanta rock bed for the Southern Bell building that stand on the other three sides all around the FOX building. Praise God we SAVED this historical theatre from destruction in a local push called "Save The Fox", a movement from the 1970's....
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Thank you to the buyer from Bogart, GA for the purchase of my image, "The Fabulous Fox" as a 12' x 8" Glossy Canvas Print! May this image be Blessing to you and a source of conversation for years to come! 11/8/2021
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Spectacular composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L Congratulations on your features!
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Thank you to the buyer from Powder Springs, GA for the purchase of my image, "The Fabulous Fax Theatre" printed on a Youth T-Shirt! May your shirt and image be a Blessing to you for years to come! 4/9/2020
Athens, GA - United States
Thank you to the buyer from Norman Park, GA for the purchase of my image, "The Fabulous Fox". May this image be a Blessing to you and a source of conversation for years to come. 12/12/2018
Athens, GA - United States
Thank you Linda for admiring my artwork and for making this image one of your personal Favorites! 8/29/2018
Indio, CA - United States
Nicely captured and presented Reid. Color scheme and tasteful HDR elements. Way to go, amigo.
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Thank you to the buyer from Madison, AL for the purchase of my image, "The Fabulous Fox". May this image be a source of conversation for years to come.
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Thank you to the buyer from Marietta, GA for the purchase of my image, "The Fabulous Fox". May this image bring back wonderful memories of this beyond beautiful Atlanta theatre treasure.
Reid Callaway replied:
Your purchase was a Framed and Mated 11" x 11" Print with a Total Size of 19.75" x 19.75", Printed on Semi-Matte Photo Paper!
Mount Airy, MD - United States
Great presentation of this American treasure. Congratulations, Reid. - Mike
Smyrna, GA - United States
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Smyrna, GA - United States
Thank you Susan for admiring my artwork and for making this image one of your personal Favorites! 10//27/2017
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Ahhh...the Fabulous Fox...2 hours from "home" for me. Beautiful image! l/f
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Smyrna, GA - United States
Thank you to the buyer from Fayetteville, Georgia for the purchase of my image, "The Fabulous Fox Theater". May this High Dynamic Range image be an EyeCatcher and a point of beauty for many years to come!
Reid Callaway replied:
Your purchase was a Framed 41.75" x 28.375" Luster Photo Paper Print. 7/4/2017
Smyrna, GA - United States
Thank you to the buyer of this image from Atlanta, GA printed on a T-Shirt. May it wear well, my friends...
Smyrna, GA - United States
Thank you to the buyer from Atlanta, Ga for your purchase. May it always remind you of your ties to Atlanta and the Fabulous Fox!
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