About this artwork
Mies is famous for his corners, for which he used I beams to create formal, almost decorative elements in otherwise stripped-down buildings made of steel, glass, and brick. First sketched, then worked out at full scale, these modern details draw attention to the ends of a building’s facade, a function similar to that played by columns or flat pilasters in neoclassical design.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Architecture and Design
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Artist
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (Architect)
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Title
- Metallurgy Building, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, Corner Detail
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Place
- United States (Artist's nationality:)
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Medium
- Graphite on paper
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Dimensions
- 12.5 × 22 cm (5 × 9 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of A. James Speyer
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Reference Number
- 1981.941
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Copyright
- © 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
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