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Frieze from Chicago Stock Exchange Building, Chicago

1893–94
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 701

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Frieze from Chicago Stock Exchange Building, Chicago
  • Maker: Louis Henry Sullivan (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1856–1924 Chicago, Illinois)
  • Date: 1893–94
  • Geography: Made in Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Cast iron
  • Dimensions: H. 144 in. (365.8 cm)
  • Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 1979
  • Object Number: 1979.215.2
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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