The Art Institute of Chicago
Museum Studies
Volume 13, no. 2 (Fall 1987)
Edited by Susan F. Rossen
The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies, published twice annually, presents articles on the collections and history of the Art Institute. This issue celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Art Institute’s Burnham Library of Architecture, the only important architectural library in the United States that is housed outside of an academic setting. Articles examine the life and work of Daniel H. Burnham, the history of the collections and service of the Burnham Library, and the importance of architectural photographs. In addition, two articles single out special collections in the Burnham Library: the collection of original Louis Sullivan documents and the P.F.L. Fontaine Collection.
Articles in this publication:
Ross Miller, “Burnham, Sullivan, Roark, and the Myth of the Heroic Architect”
Thomas S. Hines, “No Little Plans: The Achievement of Daniel Burnham”
Mary Woolever, “The Burnham Library of Architecture: A History”
John Zukowsky & Glover Godlewski, “Highlights of the Architectural Collections”
David Van Zanten, “Fontaine in the Burnham Library”
Robert Twombly, “Small Blessings: The Burnham Library’s Louis H. Sullivan Collection”
Richard Pare, “A selection of Architectural Photographs from the Burnham Library”
172 pages, 3/8 x 10 1/4 in.
ISBN-13: 9780226028125
ISBN-10: 0226028127
