Capital
One of a group of three, with 1980.154.1 and 1980.154.3, this capital comes from the Isidore Heller House, located at 5132 Woodlawn Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. Both the capitals, and the house from which they came, were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in about 1897. The present capital, of painted plaster, comes from the third floor of the Heller House. Its design, which reflects the influence of Louis H. Sullivan, features intersecting circles that are an abstraction of the angel motif found in the frieze surrounding the third floor of the house.
Artwork Details
- Title: Capital
- Maker: Frank Lloyd Wright (American, Richland Center, Wisconsin 1867–1959 Phoenix, Arizona)
- Date: ca. 1897
- Geography: Made in Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Painted plaster
- Dimensions: 12 x 14 1/2 x 18 in. (30.5 x 36.8 x 45.7 cm)
- Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 1980
- Object Number: 1980.154.2
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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