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Sullivan's City: The Meaning of Ornament for Louis Sullivan
Sullivan's City The Meaning of Ornament for Louis Sullivan
Author: David Van Zanten
Explores the idea that Louis Sullivan's ornament was central to his contribution as architect and city shaper. 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 huma...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393730388
ISBN-10: 0393730387
Publication Date: 8/28/2000
Pages: 179
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Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Book Type: Hardcover
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