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Louis H. Sullivan
American, 1856-1924
System of Architectural Ornament, Plate 2, Manipulation of the Organic, 1922
Graphite on Strathmore paper
57.7 x 73.5 cm (22 3/4 x 29 in.)
initialed and dated at bottom center of design, "LHS 1922"
Commissioned by The Art Institute of Chicago, 1988.15.2
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
Art Institute of Chicago, "Louis Henry Sullivan: from Paris to Chicago," 1995.
Traveling Exhibit (Paris, Frankfurt, Chicago, San Francisco), "Chicago Architecture and Design 1872-1922," 1987-1988, cat. no. 158.
Publication History
Published by the Art Institute of Chicago: 1924 (1990 editions in English, French, and German)
