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Skyscraper, Paul T. Frankl American, Maple, Bakelite — Skyscraper
Paul T. Frankl
ca. 1927

[Skyscraper at Night; Double Exposure], André Kertész American, born Hungary, Gelatin silver print — [Skyscraper at Night; Double Exposure]
André Kertész
1940s

[Skyscraper and Buildings, New York City], Walker Evans American, Film negative — [Skyscraper and Buildings, New York City]
Walker Evans
1928–30

[Skyscraper and Buildings, New York City], Walker Evans American, Film negative — [Skyscraper and Buildings, New York City]
Walker Evans
1928–30

Fantasy Skyscraper Projects

Erich Mendelsohn

ca. 1935

[Sunlight Reflected on Side of Skyscraper]

Ralph Steiner

ca. 1922

Plan for a Skyscraper Project, Erich Mendelsohn Polish, Graphite on tracing paper. — Plan for a Skyscraper Project
Erich Mendelsohn
first half 20th century

Howard Cook

1928

The Octopus, Alvin Langdon Coburn British, born United States, Platinum print — The Octopus
Alvin Langdon Coburn
1912

The Flatiron, Edward J. Steichen American, born Luxembourg, Gum bichromate over platinum print — The Flatiron
Edward J. Steichen
1904

Columbus Circle, Skyscraper Erection

Mortimer Borne

1920–50

Skyscraper #2 (Chrysler Tower)

Howard Cook

1930

Staircase from Chicago Stock Exchange Building, Chicago, Louis Henry Sullivan American, Cast iron, electroplate copper finish, mahogany railing, American — Staircase from Chicago Stock Exchange Building, Chicago
Louis Henry Sullivan
Dankmar Adler
1893

Staircase from Chicago Stock Exchange Building, Chicago, Louis Henry Sullivan American, Cast iron, electroplate copper finish, mahogany railing, American — Staircase from Chicago Stock Exchange Building, Chicago
Louis Henry Sullivan
Dankmar Adler
1893

Staircase from Chicago Stock Exchange Building, Chicago, Louis Henry Sullivan American, Cast iron, electroplate copper finish, mahogany railing, American — Staircase from Chicago Stock Exchange Building, Chicago
Louis Henry Sullivan
Dankmar Adler
1893

Jefferson Market, New York, Stuart Davis American, Oil on canvas — Jefferson Market, New York
Stuart Davis
1930

Skyscraper #1 (New York Towers)

Howard Cook

1929

Staircase from Chicago Stock Exchange Building, Chicago, Louis Henry Sullivan American, Cast iron, electroplate copper finish, mahogany railing, American — Staircase from Chicago Stock Exchange Building, Chicago
Louis Henry Sullivan
Dankmar Adler
1893

Elevator panel from the Manhattan Building, Chicago, Illinois, William LeBaron Jenney, Cast iron, American — Elevator panel from the Manhattan Building, Chicago, Illinois
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1889–91

New York, Ralph Steiner American, Gelatin silver print — New York
Ralph Steiner
1926

"Bluebird" Radio, Walter Dorwin Teague American, Glass, chrome-plated metal, fabric, painted wood — "Bluebird" Radio
Walter Dorwin Teague
Sparton Corporation (Jackson, Michigan)
1934

Dust Storm, Fifth Avenue, John Sloan American, Oil on canvas, American — Dust Storm, Fifth Avenue
John Sloan
1906

Tête á Tête on the 968th Floor of a Skyscraper (Tête á Tête am Wolkenkratzer 968 Etage), Moriz Jung Austrian, Color lithograph — Tête á Tête on the 968th Floor of a Skyscraper (Tête á Tête am Wolkenkratzer 968 Etage)
Moriz Jung
Wiener Werkstätte
1911

Climax in Steel, Morris Gurrie American, Gelatin silver print — Climax in Steel
Morris Gurrie
1920s–30s

Chicago, Pol Bury Belgian, Gelatin silver print — Chicago
Pol Bury
ca. 1969

Elevator panel from the Manhattan Building, Chicago, Illinois

Multiple artists/makers

ca. 1889–91

On the Construction Site, Mieczysław Berman Polish, Reconstructed collage of halftone prints, ink, and graphite, ca. 1960s — On the Construction Site
Mieczysław Berman
1929

[Dirigible Docked on Empire State Building, New York], Unknown, Gelatin silver print — [Dirigible Docked on Empire State Building, New York]
Unknown
1930

"Reflective-Glass" Office Building, Los Angeles, Dan Graham American, Chromogenic print — "Reflective-Glass" Office Building, Los Angeles
Dan Graham
1978

Electric clock, Gilbert Rohde American, Chrome-plated and painted metal, glass — Electric clock
Gilbert Rohde
The Herman Miller Furniture Company, Zeeland, Michigan
ca. 1933

Bedpan, Edward Weston American, Gelatin silver print — Bedpan
Edward Weston
1930

Times Square, New York, Thomas Struth German, Chromogenic print — Times Square, New York
Thomas Struth
2000

Urbe: super-poema bolchevique en 5 cantos (Urbe: Bolshevik Super-poem in 5 Parts), Manuel Maples Arce Mexican, Woodcut illustrations — Urbe: super-poema bolchevique en 5 cantos (Urbe: Bolshevik Super-poem in 5 Parts)
Multiple artists/makers
1924

Ziggurat "Black Stripes"

Oeuffice

2012

Delmonico Building, Charles Sheeler American, Lithograph — Delmonico Building
Charles Sheeler
1926

[Skyscrapers, New York City], Walker Evans American, Film negative — [Skyscrapers, New York City]
Walker Evans
1928–30

[Skyscrapers, New York City], Walker Evans American, Film negative — [Skyscrapers, New York City]
Walker Evans
1928–30

[New York Album Page 2: Skyscrapers and Trinity Church, Financial District, Manhattan], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver prints — [New York Album Page 2: Skyscrapers and Trinity Church, Financial District, Manhattan]
Berenice Abbott
1929

[New York Album: Skyscrapers, Financial District], Berenice Abbott American, Gelatin silver prints — [New York Album: Skyscrapers, Financial District]
Berenice Abbott
1929

Skyscrapers, Albert E. Flanagan American, Etching and drypoint — Skyscrapers
Albert E. Flanagan
1933