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Elevator grille from the Chicago Stock Exchange Building

Dankmar Adler American
ca. 1893
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 701
Sullivan believed that all architectural ornament should be derived from nature and thus express the geometry underlying all natural forms. As his design work matured, he employed natural motifs in a more abstract and symbolic manner. Sullivan associated ovals with seeds—symbols of life. His powerful use of this form in the ornamentation of the Chicago Stock Exchange Building can be seen on this elevator grille and on the building’s staircases, which were installed in the American Wing in 1980.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Elevator grille from the Chicago Stock Exchange Building
  • Maker: Louis Henry Sullivan (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1856–1924 Chicago, Illinois)
  • Maker: Dankmar Adler (American, 1844–1900)
  • Date: ca. 1893
  • Geography: Made in Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Wrought iron and brass
  • Dimensions: 41 x 84 in. (104.1 x 213.4 cm)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Emily Crane Chadbourne Bequest, 1973
  • Object Number: 1973.288
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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