Sullivan's City: The Meaning of Ornament for Louis Sullivan (Hardcover)

Sullivan's City: The Meaning of Ornament for Louis Sullivan Book Description

Early in Sullivan's career in the 1890s, when he emerged as a leading skyscraper architect of Chicago, his ornament gave scale and quality to his work After 1900, as his career declined it served to identify his buildings and the humane conception they encapsulated in an increasingly hostile cityscape. The brilliant pencil execution of ornament in his old age became a surrogate for the great architectural projects realized earlier. This extended essay on how Sullivan's ornament shaped the city is illuminated by stunning new color photographs.

About the Author :

David Van Zanten has contributed to Sullivan's City: The Meaning of Ornament for Louis Sullivan as an author. Van Zanten teaches the history of architecture and urbanism in the Art History department of Northwestern University.

Cervin Robinson has contributed to Sullivan's City: The Meaning of Ornament for Louis Sullivan as a photographer. Robinson has for more than forty years photographed buildings for architects, architectural historians, architectural magazines, and museums. He has taught architectural photography at the Columbia University Summer School. He received an Institute Honor of the American Institute of Architects. He is a consulting editor for Places magazine.

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