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Auditorium Building: Column Capital and Portion of a Frieze

A work made of painted wood.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of painted wood.

Date:

1887–89

Artist:

Adler & Sullivan, architects; American, 1883-1895
Louis H. Sullivan, designer; American, 1856-1924

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Architecture and Design

Artist

Adler & Sullivan, Architects (Architect)

Title

Auditorium Building: Column Capital and Portion of a Frieze

Place

Michigan Avenue, 430 South (Building address)

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1887–1889

Medium

Painted wood

Dimensions

Capital: 25.5 × 42 × 15 cm (10 1/16 × 16 9/16 × 5 15/16 in.); Frieze: 28 × 70 × 4.2 cm (11 1/16 × 27 9/16 × 1 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Crombie Taylor

Reference Number

1970.1197.1-2

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