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First State Bank, Manlius, Illinois, Elevation

A drawing of a building façade with two rows of window galleries, the bottom recessed, and project details noted.

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  • A drawing of a building façade with two rows of window galleries, the bottom recessed, and project details noted.

Date:

1914

Artist:

Parker Noble Berry
American, 1888–1918

About this artwork

Although he died young, Parker Noble Berry was a distinguished architect of the Prairie School who occupied the position of chief draftsman for Louis Sullivan before striking out on his own in 1917. After working on Sullivan’s “jewel box” bank commissions in the Midwest, Berry’s 1914 design for the First State Bank of Manlius, Illinois, further economized on Sullivan’s volumetric structures with a flat, geometric facade and a recessed loggia. The drawings for this project formed part of the library’s important collection of “Sullivaniana”—material related to work by Sullivan and his followers, as well as the legacy of his buildings in Chicago. This legacy includes documents pertaining not only to the original design and construction of Sullivan’s buildings, but also the interests and struggles of many individuals to record and preserve these historical structures.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Architecture and Design

Artist

Parker Noble Berry (Architect)

Title

First State Bank, Manlius, Illinois, Elevation

Place

Manlius (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.

1914

Medium

Graphite on tracing paper

Dimensions

30.8 × 38.3 cm (12 1/8 × 15 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Homer Grant Sailor, Jr.

Reference Number

1988.405.3

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