Baluster from the Carson, Pirie, Scott Company, Chicago
In 1898, Sullivan received a commission from Schlesinger and Mayer for a large department store (the building was purchased by Carson Pirie Scott and Company in 1904). It was Sullivan’s most important independent commission. The store was built in two units. The first, small section, built in 1898–99, was nine stories high but only about sixty feet wide; the second section, built in 1903–4, was much larger overall. The facades of both sections bear identical decorative elements and fenestration. During this period, Sullivan employed the same sinuous ornamental elements as he had previously, but he organized them within a more rectilinear
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Artwork Details
- Title: Baluster from the Carson, Pirie, Scott Company, Chicago
- Maker: Fabricated by Louis Henry Sullivan (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1856–1924 Chicago, Illinois)
- Manufacturer: Winslow Brothers Company (American, Chicago, Illinois)
- Date: 1899–1904
- Geography: Made in Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Cast iron
- Dimensions: 39 x 9 7/8 x 1 in. (99.1 x 25.1 x 2.5 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1973
- Object Number: 1973.211.4
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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