TheChicago Stock Exchange Archis a piece of historical architecture located inChicago,Illinois,United States. Installed outside of theArt Institute of Chicago,it is one of the few surviving large-scale fragments from theChicago Stock Exchangebuilding designed in 1893.[2]
| Chicago Stock Exchange Arch | |
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 The arch in 2004 | |
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| Artist | Dankmar Adler&Louis Sullivan |
| Year | 1893 (131 years ago) |
| Medium | Terra-cotta slab[1] |
| Condition | Relocated |
| Location | Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago |
| 41°52′52″N87°37′16″W/ 41.881°N 87.621°W | |
| Owner | Art Institute of Chicago |
History
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The arch was sculpted byDankmar Adler&Louis Sullivanin 1893 for the Chicago Stock Exchange building. Prior to the building's demolition, the entryway arch and thetrading floorwere saved for preservation by the Art Institute of Chicago.[3]Other architecturally significant fixtures and pieces from the exchange were preserved, including a staircase saved byThe Met Fifth Avenue,[4]and abalustersaved by theKirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art.[5]
A 1974 donation of $520,000 byWalter E. HellerFoundation, whose company purchase the Exchange and replaced it with theHeller International Building,allowed for the preservation and reinstallation of the arch and former trading floor.[6]The arch was installed outside the Art Institute of Chicago's east entrance in 1977.[7]
The arch is presently located outside of the Modern Wing of the Art Institute. During the three-and-a-half-year construction of the Modern Wing, the arch had to be shrouded in fabric mesh andscaffoldingto protect it from possible construction damage.[8]
Design
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The arch was originally installed at the entrance of the Chicago Stock Exchange Building, a thirteen story building housing the city'sstock exchange.While doors were originally present in the arch, they were removed when relocated to the Art Institute of Chicago.
See also
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References
edit- ^Kahn, Eve M. (2009-05-28)."Assets of Splendor From a Stock Exchange".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-07-27.Retrieved2024-04-12.
- ^"Chicago Stock Exchange Arch".Chicago Park District.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-12-02.Retrieved2024-04-13.
- ^"Reconstructing Adler and Sullivan's Stock Exchange Trading Room".The Art Institute of Chicago.2019-12-16.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-06-08.Retrieved2024-04-13.
- ^"Staircase from Chicago Stock Exchange Building, Chicago".The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Archivedfrom the original on 2024-04-05.Retrieved2024-04-13.
- ^"Baluster from the Chicago Stock Exchange".Kirkland Museum.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-06-10.Retrieved2024-04-13.
- ^Artner, Alan G. (1974-04-04). "$520,000 Art Institute gift to remake stock exchange".Chicago Tribune.p. 6.ISSN1085-6706.
- ^"Grant Park Sculptures".Grant Park Conservancy. Archived fromthe originalon 2021-03-06.Retrieved2017-04-09.
- ^Kamin, Blair (2008-08-28)."Preservation icon about to re-emerge".Chicago Tribune.Retrieved2024-04-12.
External links
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