Detail View: The AMICA Library: Stencil
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.2001.166
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AMICA Library Year:
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2003
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Object Type:
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Architecture
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Creator Name:
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Sullivan Louis
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Creator Nationality:
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American
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Creator Role:
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Designer
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1856 - 1924
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Louis Henri Sullivan
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Title:
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Stencil
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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c. 1893
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Creation Start Date:
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1892
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Creation End Date:
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1894
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Materials and Techniques:
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Canvas, pigment
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Classification Term:
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Architecture
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Dimensions:
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16-1/8 x 92-1/8 in. (41.0 x 234.0 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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2001.166
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Bob Ulrich and Jill Dahlin
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Rights:
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Context:
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The Chicago Stock Exchange Building, for which this stencil was made, was one of Adler and Sullivan's last commissions before the fiRMDissolved in 1895. Sullivan's repeating organic design motifs were well suited to the technique of stenciling, which was often used to decorate 19th century interiors. Sullivan continued to employ stencils throughout his career, including the interior of the National Farmer's Bank in Owatonna, MN (1907-08). The intertwining circle and oval motif seen in this panel was repeated throughout the Stock Exchange Building, creating a sense of harmony throughout the whole. This stencil design is very similar to the panel design above the elevator grilles in this gallery, also from the Stock Exchange Building. The Stock Exchange Building was demolished in 1972.
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Related Multimedia Description:
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Unified Vision: In the late 19th century, Louis Sullivan conceived the idea of an authentic American architecture suited to the needs of people living in the modern age.Employing his principles of unified design, Sullivan's followers, including Frank Lloyd Wright, William Gray Purcell, and George Grant Elmslie, developed what is now known as the Prairie School.Unified Vision explores these modern concepts through the exemplary Prairie School collection at The Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.26934c.tif
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