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Circular Ventilator Grille from the Francis Apartments, Chicago, Illinois

A round, black architectural grille with a spiderweb-like pattern consisting of intricate radiating geometric details.
© 2018 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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  • A round, black architectural grille with a spiderweb-like pattern consisting of intricate radiating geometric details.

Date:

1895 (demolished 1971)

Artist:

Frank Lloyd Wright
American, 1867-1959

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 200

Department

Architecture and Design

Artist

Frank Lloyd Wright (Designer)

Title

Circular Ventilator Grille from the Francis Apartments, Chicago, Illinois

Place

Chicago (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.

1895

Medium

Cast iron

Dimensions

Diam.: 97.8 cm (38 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Antiquarian Society through the Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hixon Glore Fund

Reference Number

1971.787

Copyright

© 2018 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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