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SullivanesqueRonald E. Schmitt

Sullivanesque

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"Sullivanesque offers a visual and historical tour of a unique but often overlooked facet of modern American architecture derived from the work of Louis Sullivan.". "Highly regarded in architecture for inspiring the Chicago School and the Prairie School, Sullivan was an unwilling instigator of the method of facade composition - later influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright, William Gray Purcell, and George G. Elmslie - that came to be known as Sullivanesque. Decorative enhancements with botanical and animal themes, Sullivan's distinctive ornamentation mitigated the hard geometries of the buildings…

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3 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2007
    University of Illinois Press · 360 pages · 9780252074646
  • Other · English · 2024
    University of Illinois Press · 9780252056284
  • Other · English · 2002
    University of Illinois Press · 348 pages · 9780252027260
Architectural terra-cottaArchitectural Decoration and ornamentInfluenceArchitectureArchitecture, united statesDecoration and ornament, architecturalHistory