The Krause Music Store, the last commission by Louis Sullivan. Designed in 1922. If you’re in Chicago, don’t miss Louis Sullivan’s Idea at the Chicago Cultural Center. If a book is more your style, check out Sullivan’s City.
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The Krause Music Store, the last commission by Louis Sullivan. Designed in 1922. If you’re in Chicago, don’t miss Louis Sullivan’s Idea at the Chicago Cultural Center. If a book is more your style, check out Sullivan’s City.
Lester
on 24 Jul 10Gorgeous. They sure don’t make ‘em like they used to. (Not to say there’s no fine architecture out there nowadays; most of my favorites are pretty modern, but once in a while an old classic like this can stop you in your tracks.)
Pablo
on 24 Jul 10The beauty of symmetry :)
ole
on 24 Jul 10that’s on Lincoln Avenue, in the Lincoln Square neighborhood isn’t it?
JD
on 24 Jul 10The saddest part is after this last project Louis Sullivan died an alcoholic poor and alone.
Fabiano
on 25 Jul 10Beautiful. Louis Sullivan is a master!
Michaleok
on 26 Jul 10I wonder if it’s something with the gifted artist/designer, so close to brilliance, but also prone to drinking? Think of writers like F. Scott Fitzgerald, or Hemingway.
Frank Lloyd Wright also nearly lost everything, for different reasons, and actually spent a few nights in a Minnesota jail I believe. He left for Japan at one point to repair his career, and it was very impressive, when there was a tremendous earthquake, and subsequent fire in Tokyo, that his hotel was still standing.
Rick H
on 30 Jul 10Wanted to let fans of Louis Sullivan and architecture know about a hidden treasure. There is a sizable exhibit dedicated to Louis Sullivan and his work located at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Lovejoy Library. The University maintains one of the largest collections of salvaged ornamentation. If you’re in southern Illinois anytime, be sure to check it out.
see http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm4/index_sie_arch.php?CISOROOT=/sie_arch for more.
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