Public-domain art from Chicago

51 public-domain plates · 19th century to 20th century · 51 attributed

• Microcoleus lyngbyaceus Kütz. ex Forti North American Terrestrial22 Aug 1954
• Klebsormidium subtile (Kütz.) Mikhailyuk et al. North American Terrestrial19 Sep 1954
• Microcoleus lyngbyaceus Kütz. ex Forti North American Terrestrial29 Apr 1949
• Auditorium Building, Chicago, Illinois, Lobby Details Adler and Sullivanc. 1887
• Plate 110 from The Plan of Chicago, 1909: Chicago. Plan of the Complete System of Street Circulation; Railway Stations; Parks, Boulevard Circuits and Radial Arteries; Public Recreation Piers, Yacht Harbor, and Pleasure-Boat Piers; Treatment of Grant Park; the Main Axis and the Civic Center, Presenting the City as a Complete Organism in which All its Functions are Related One to Another in such a Manner that it will Become a Unit Daniel Hudson Burnham, American, 1846-19121909
• Auditorium Building, Chicago, Illinois, Plaster Details for Balcony Adler and Sullivanc. 1887
• Auditorium Building, Chicago, Illinois, Plaster Details for Gallery Adler and Sullivanc. 1887
• Auditorium Building, Chicago, Illinois, Plaster Details for Balcony Adler and Sullivanc. 1887
• Auditorium Building, Chicago, Illinois, Ornamental Plaster Work, Pilaster Details Adler and Sullivanc. 1887
• Auditorium Building, Chicago, Illinois, Plaster Details with Electric Lights Adler and Sullivanc. 1887
• Auditorium Building, Chicago, Illinois, Plaster Details for Vestibule Arch Adler and Sullivanc. 1887
• Auditorium Building, Chicago, Illinois, Plaster Arch Details Adler and Sullivanc. 1887
• Auditorium Building, Chicago, Illinois, Plaster Details for Retiring Rooms Adler and Sullivanc. 1887
• View of the Proposed Civic Center Plaza and Buildings, The 1909 Plan of Chicago Daniel Hudson Burnham, American, 1846-19121908
• Elevator Frieze Panel from the Chicago Stock Exchange Building Adler and Sullivan (American, 1883–1896)1893-94
• Lunette from the Springer Block, Chicago, Illinois Peter Bonnett Wight1872
• Fisher Building, 343 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois: Upper Portion of Elevator Grille Designer: Charles Atwood (American, 1849-1895)1895/96
• The Fair Store: Pilaster from the Exterior William LeBaron Jenney1890/91, addition 1896/97
• Plate 79 (2 Drawings) from The Plan of Chicago, 1909: Suggested Location and Arrangement of the Railway Passenger Stations West of the River. Overhead Scheme: 1. Plan at Street Level. 2. Plan Above Street Level Daniel Hudson Burnham, American, 1846-19121909
• Plate 119 from The Plan of Chicago, 1909: Chicago. Sketch Plan of the Intersection of Michigan Avenue and Twelfth Street Daniel Hudson Burnham, American, 1846-19121907
• Plate 72 from The Plan of Chicago, 1909: Chicago. Sketch Diagram of Docks Suggested at the Mouth of the Calumet River for Bulk Freight Steamers; Access To Be Had Without Opening of Bridges. Daniel Hudson Burnham, American, 1846-19121909
• Plate 78 (2 Drawings) from The Plan of Chicago, 1909: Suggested Location and Arrangement of the Railway Passenger Stations West of the River. Subway Scheme: 1. Plan of Street Level. 2. Plan Below Street Level Daniel Hudson Burnham, American, 1846-19121909
• Plate 35 from Plan of Chicago 1909: Chicago, and Diagram of Lake Michigan. Proposed Roadway to connect all the towns along the shores of the Lake. Daniel Hudson Burnham, American, 1846-19121909
• Chimney Piece from the Benjamin Lindauer House, Chicago, Illinois Adler & Sullivan 1885
• E. W. Blatchford Residence: Lunette Depicting Autumn Peter Bonnett Wightc. 1875/77
• The Fair Store: Block with Central Shell Shape from Facade William LeBaron Jenney1890/91, addition 1896–97
• Railway Exchange Building: Blocks with Repeated Meander Pattern D. H. Burnham & Co.1903/04 (restored 1982)
• Santa Fe Building: Terracotta Block with Foliate Design D. H. Burnham & Co.1904
• Chicago Stock Exchange Building: Elevator Enclosure Grille T-Plates Adler & Sullivan1893/94
• Elevator T-Plate from the Chicago Stock Exchange Adler & Sullivan, architects; American, 1883-18961894
• Pitcher Designed by Edward Kemeys (American, 1843–1907)c. 1890
• Dining Room chair Peter Bonnett Wight1876
• Armchair J. S. Ford, Johnson and Company (American, 1872–early 20th century)1904–5
• Ladle Augustus F. Otto (American, c. 1804–1890)1843–64
• Desk and Bookcase Ladislaus Zdzieblowski (American, 1857–1929)1893
• Spandrel Panel from the Gage Building, Chicago, Illinois Louis H. Sullivan (American, 1856–1924)1898–99 (removed 1955)
• Pilaster Capital from the Marshall Field Wholesale Store, Chicago, Illinois Henry Hobson Richardson1885-87 (demolished 1930)
• Interior Column from the Winston Block, Chicago, Illinois Frederick H. Baumann (American, born Germany, 1826-1921) 1872 (demolished 1982)
• Interior Column Capital from the Winston Block, Chicago, Illinois Frederick H. Baumann (American, 1826-1921) and Edward Baumann (American, 1828-1889)1872 (demolished 1982)
• Frieze Section from the Rothschild Building, Chicago, Illinois Adler and Sullivan (American, 1883-1896)1881 (demolished 1972)
• Rosette Fragment from the E.G. Raymond Store and Flats, Chicago, Illinois Treat and Foltz (American, 1871-1897)1884 (demolished 1985)
• Creamer (part of a set) J.T. and E.M. Edwards1852–64
• Slop Bowl J.T. and E.M. Edwards1852–64
• Teapot (part of a set) J.T. and E.M. Edwards1852–64
• Sugar Bowl (part of a set) J.T. and E.M. Edwards1852–64
• Coffee Pot (part of a set) J.T. and E.M. Edwards1852–64
• The Solitude of the Soul Lorado Taft (American, 1860–1936)Modeled in plaster 1901; sculpted in marble 1914
• Plate 125 from The Plan of Chicago, 1909: Chicago. Elevation of Grant Park and Harbor; the Eastern Facade of the City on Michigan Avenue, and the Dome of the Administration Building of the Civic Center, Looking from Lake Michigan. Daniel Hudson Burnham, American, 1846-19121909
• Plate 137 from The Plan of Chicago, 1909: Chicago. View of the Proposed Development in the Center of the City, from Twenty-Second Street to Chicago Avenue, Looking Towards the East Over the Civic Center to Grant Park and Lake Michigan Daniel Hudson Burnham, American, 1846-19121907
• Plan of the Center of the City, the 1909 Plan of Chicago Daniel Hudson Burnham, American, 1846-19121909
• Life Cast of the Hands and Face of Abraham Lincoln Leonard Wells Volk (American, 1828–1895)Cast in plaster 1860; cast in bronze by 1888