Louis Henry Sullivan, Dankmar Adler, and others
Balustrade from the Chicago Stock Exchange
1893-1894
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- Designer: Louis Henry Sullivan
- Designer: Dankmar Adler
- Foundry: The Winslow Bros. Company
Balustrade from the Chicago Stock Exchange
1893-1894
Physical Qualities
Cast iron with copper finish, 33 x 11 in. (83.8 x 27.9 cm)
Credit Line
Decorative Arts Acquisitions Endowment established by the Friends of the American Wing
Object Number
1998.27
Chicago-based Sullivan was one of America’s premier architects at the close of the 19th century. He developed an independent architectural vocabulary that included both intricately stylized organic forms and a strong emphasis on vertical line. Sullivan is best known for his declaration “Form ever follows function. This is law.”
