Ironwork from the Chicago Stock Exchange | Yale University Art Gallery

ca. 1893

On view, 3rd floor, Modern and Contemporary Art and Design

Medium: Cast and wrought iron, Bower-Barff finish
Dimensions: Overall, each panel: 83 1/4 × 30 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (211.46 × 77.47 × 6.99 cm)
Overall, each grille: 82 1/2 × 18 × 5 in. (209.55 × 45.72 × 12.7 cm)
Overall, each post: 84 × 4 3/4 × 2 in. (213.36 × 12.07 × 5.08 cm)
Credit Line: Transfer from the Yale School of Architecture
Accession Number: 2010.129.1
Geography: Designed in Chicago, Illinois
Culture: American
Period: 19th century
Classification: Architectural Elements
Disclaimer: Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance

Chicago Stock Exchange Building; to Graham Foundation by 1960s; donated to Yale for installation in Art and Architecture building, 1963

Bibliography

"Acquisitions," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed March 1, 2012), 10

Sarah C. Mollman, ed., Louis Sullivan in The Art Institute of Chicago: the Illustrated Catalogue of Collections, exh. cat. (New York: Garland Publishing, 1989), 63, ill

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