The idea of Louis Sullivan / John Szarkowski with an introduction by Terence Riley.

Main entry:

Szarkowski, John.

Title & Author:

The idea of Louis Sullivan / John Szarkowski with an introduction by Terence Riley.

Edition:

New ed.

Publication:

Description:

xviii, 162 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm

Notes:
Originally published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 1956.
Introduction / Terence Riley -- Prologue: The Farmers and Merchants Union Bank, Columbus, Wisconsin -- Profile of Louis Sullivan -- I. End and a Beginning -- The Auditorium, Chicago -- II. Steel, Art, and the Engineer -- The Wainwright Building, St. Louis, 1890 -- III. The Skyscraper and the City -- The Schiller (later Garrick) Theater, Chicago, 1891-92. Demolished, 1961 -- IV. New Captains and a New Creed -- The Stock Exchange (later 30 North LaSalle Building), 2893-94. Demolished, 1970-71 -- V. Function (Idea, Spirit) and Form -- The Guaranty (now Prudential) Building, Buffalo, 1894-95 -- VI. The Victory of the Higher Culture -- The Getty Tomb, Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, 1890 -- Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Chicago, 1901-2 -- The Bayard (now Condict) Building, New York, 1897-98 -- VII. Defeat: The Crucible -- The Schlesinger-Meyer (now Carson Pirie Scott) Department Store, Chicago, 1899-1904 -- The National Farmers (now Norwest) Bank, Owatonna, Minnesota, 1907-8.

Summary:

"In the early 1950s, having just received a Guggenheim Fellowship, John Szarkowski set out to photograph the major buildings of Louis Sullivan. The photographs - declared by Frank Lloyd Wright, a protege of Sullivan's, as "the best photographs of a Sullivan building that I have ever seen"--Are augmented by a profile of Sullivan and excerpts from Sullivan's writings and contemporary sources in an attempt to capture the mind and spirit of the man, and the time and place."--Jacket.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information

ISBN:

0821226673
9780821226674

Subject:

Sullivan, Louis H., 1856-1924 Sources.
Sullivan, Louis H., 1856-1924 Fuentes.
Sullivan, Louis H.
Sullivan, Louis H., 1856-1924.
Architektur
Gebouwen.
Architecten.
USA.

Form/genre:

Sources.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 215004
Call No.: NA44.S949.9 S9 2000
Status: Available

Actions:

Add to folder

Request these items

Email this list to yourself (or someone else)

Your folder is empty.

Please complete this form to make a request for consultation. A copy of this list will also be forwarded to you.

Your contact information

First name:

Last name:

Email:

Phone number:

Notes (optional):

We will contact you to set up an appointment. Please keep in mind that your consultation date will be based on the type of material you wish to study. To prepare your visit, we'll need:

— At least 2 weeks for primary sources (prints and drawings, photographs, archival documents, etc.)
— At least 48 hours for secondary sources (books, periodicals, vertical files, etc.)

Back to list

Submit