Studebaker Fine Arts and Old Art Insititute Buildings
- Title:
- Studebaker Fine Arts and Old Art Insititute Buildings
- Collection:
- Andrew Dickson White Architectural Photographs Collection
- Creator:
- Burnham and Root (American architectural firm, established 1873, dissolved 1891)
Beman, Solon Spencer (American architect, 1853-1914)
- Creation Date:
- 1885 (photograph)
1885 (building)
- Location:
- Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
- Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 10035021
- Accession Number:
- 15/5/3090.00168
- Collection Number:
- 15-5-3090
- File Name:
- 10035021.jpg
- Style/Period:
- Romanesque Revival
- Materials/Techniques:
- albumen prints
- Subject:
- Architecture
museums (buildings)
Schools
rustication
arches
dormers
turrets (towers)
cityscapes (representations)
cityscapes (representations)
streetscapes
Arched windows
Art Institute of Chicago (Old), Chicago, Illinois
Fine Arts Building, Chicago, Illinois
Studebaker Building, Chicago, Illinois
photographs - Measurement:
- 15.24 x 20.6375 (centimeters)
- Description:
- "Chicago's early interest in painting resulted in the Art Institute on Michigan Avenue (at right), one of the most successful Romanesque designs by the internationally known architects Daniel Burnham and John Wellborn Root. After its opening in 1885, it was the scene of trail-blazing exhibitions of the work of the French Impressionists. When the Art Institute moved across Michigan Avenue in the 1890s, its old home became the august Chicago Club. The building collapsed in 1929 during remodeling. The building on the left--still standing today--is the Fine Arts, by Solon S. Beman. " (Source: David Lowe, Lost Chicago, 1975, p. 10) "Built by the Studebaker company for the assembly and display of their carriages and wagons, this building was converted into studios and theaters for artists and craftsmen in 1898. The renovation involved adding three floors and designing an interio r that would reflect the interests of the new tenants." (Source:City of Chicago, Chicago Landmarks website: )
- Source:
- Data from: A.D. White Architectural Photographs, Cornell University Library
http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/adw/albumen.htm - Cite As:
- Andrew Dickson White Architectural Photograph Collection, #15-5-3090. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Andrew Dickson White architectural photograph collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The images in this collection are in the public domain and are believed to have no known U.S. copyright or other restrictions. The Library does not charge for permission to use these materials and does not grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute them. However, as a good scholarly practice we recommend that all patrons cite the Library as the source of the reproduction. For a more detailed explanation please read the Library Guidelines for Using Public Domain Text, Images, Audio, and Video Reproduced from Cornell University Library Collections at http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/CULCopyright.