William’s work is defined by its arts and crafts movement sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Armchair
Designed by William Gray Purcell (American, 1880–1965), George Feick Jr. (American, 1881–1945), and George Grant Elmslie (American, born Scotland, 1869–1952) Purcell, Feick and Elmslie, Architects

Peoples Savings Bank, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Main Floor Plan
Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856-1924

Peoples Savings Bank, Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Basement Plan
Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856-1924

Peoples Savings Bank, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Multiple Views
Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856-1924

Peoples Savings Bank, Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Ceiling Plan
Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856-1924

Peoples Savings Bank, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Section
Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856-1924

Peoples Savings Bank, Cedar Rapids, Iowa: North and South Elevations
Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856-1924

Peoples Savings Bank, Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Roof Plan
Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856-1924

Peoples Savings Bank, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Elevation
Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856-1924

Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Section
Louis H. Sullivan (American, 1856-1924) Ritter & Mott (American, 20th Cen.)

Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Detail
Louis H. Sullivan (American, 1856-1924) Ritter & Mott (American, 20th Cen.)

Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Elevation
Louis H. Sullivan (American, 1856-1924) Ritter & Mott (American, 20th Cen.)

Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Main Floor Plan
Louis H. Sullivan (American, 1856-1924) Ritter & Mott (American, 20th Cen.)

Picture of Dorian Gray
Ivan Albright (American, 1897–1983)

Brig on the Water
Gustave Le Gray French, 1820–1884

Sullivaniana Collection
Louis H. Sullivan (1856-1924)

Cloudy Sky, Mediterranean Sea
Gustave Le Gray French, 1820–1884

Waterloo Bridge, Gray Weather
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

Saint William of Maleval
After Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673 Carlo Antonini ? c.1740 - c.1784

Composition with Black and Gray
Claude Ronald Bentley American, 1915-1990