Saint Francis Xavier High School, Wilmette, Illinois, Perspective Sketch

Architecture and Design

1923

Barry Byrne (American, 1883-1967)
Alfonso Iannelli (American, born Italy, 1888-1965)

Architect Barry Byrne spent nearly 20 years working in the studio of Frank Lloyd Wight, and his later projects show how the Prairie School model shifted as it moved from houses to public buildings such as churches and schools. His commission for the Xavier High School in suburban Wilmette references Gothic architecture, a style commonly used for religious buildings in the United States. Byrne’s designs from around this time take on increasingly expressionistic forms, combining the geometric precision of the Prairie School with the streamlined qualities of Art Deco.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Architecture and Design

Artist: Barry Byrne (Architect)
Title: Saint Francis Xavier High School, Wilmette, Illinois, Perspective Sketch
Place: Wilmette (Building address)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1923
Medium: Graphite on tracing paper
Dimensions: 41.5 × 65.7 cm (16 3/8 × 25 7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by the Thomas J. and Mary E. Eyerman Foundation
Reference Number: 1984.1298

The Art Institute of Chicago, “Past Forward: Architecture and Design Collection at the Art Institute,” January 21, 2018–November 4, 2018.
The Art Institute of Chicago, “The Prairie School: Design Vision for the Midwest,” 1995, Catalog Number 74.
The Art Institute of Chicago and traveling exhibition, “Chicago Architecture and Design: 1872-1922,” 1987-1989, Catalog Number 195.

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