Louis Sullivan Ornament & Design

I knew a few things about Louis Sullivan before exploring the Chicago Cultural Center’s exhibit, “Louis Sullivan’ s Idea.” I knew vaguely that Sullivan was a philosophical force behind the Chicago School of architecture. His famous works, like the Auditorium Building and Sullivan Center, both of which we visit on the 1893 World’s Fair Tour, […]

The National Farmers Bank by Louis Sullivan in Owatonna, Minnesota

The Merchants National Bank, Grinnell, Iowa | Louis Sullivan, architect

National Farmers' Bank (1908) in downtown Owatonna, Minnesota was designed by Louis Sullivan.

Krause Music Store, Chicago, Illinois, 1922 Louis H. Sullivan

Richard Nickel's Chicago: Photographs of a Lost City - CityFiles Press. A Photo Biography of a Preservationist Who Struggled to Save America’s Architecture.

Untitled (Garrick Theatre, proscenium and stage), c. 1950/61. Photo by Richard Nickel (American, 1928 – 1972) Building designed by Louis Sullivan.

architect: Louis Sullivan

Proscenium Arch, Garrick Theater - Louis Sullivan, Architect (photo by Richard Nickel)

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There's a very early memory of the first time I tried to draw my dream house. I believe I was about six years old and I was not entirely at ease with our surroundings. We lived in a motel. We had just moved to the U.S. from Greece. My parents were going to work for my Uncle at his restaurant in Hillside, Illinois. We had spent some time living with him and my aunt, but it was getting a bit uncomfortable. My uncle's mother was also in the mix--she was a lovely woman who believed that Johnny…

House in Riverside, West of Chicago

c. 1960's original black & white, gelatin silver print of the old chicago stock exchange building, taken by photographer richard nickel. the print was given to wilbert hasbrouck for the use as a supplement and/or visual resource in conjunction with the pr