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The Chicago Auditorium, 1886–89

A work made of gelatin silver print.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

1954, printed later

Artist:

John Szarkowski
American, 1925–2007

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

John Szarkowski

Title

The Chicago Auditorium, 1886–89

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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.

Made 1954

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

Unmarked recto; inscribed verso, upper left, in graphite: "p55"; verso, upper right, in graphite: "SZ. 187 / page 55"

Dimensions

Image: 49 × 39.2 cm (19 5/16 × 15 7/16 in.); Paper: 50.5 × 40.5 cm (19 15/16 × 16 in.)

Credit Line

The Mary and Leigh Block Endowment Fund

Reference Number

2001.442

Extended information about this artwork

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