Alfred’s work is defined by its modernism sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

White Crucifixion
Marc Chagall Born Vitebsk (formerly Russian Empire, now Belarus), 1887; died Saint-Paul, France, 1985

Thompson Commissary: Fragment from Lobby
Alfred S. Alschuler American, 1876-1940

London Guarantee and Accident Building, Chicago, Illinois, Typical Floor Plan
Alfred S. Alschuler American, 1876-1940

London Guarantee and Accident Building, Chicago, Illinois, First Floor Plan
Alfred S. Alschuler American, 1876-1940

Fire Engine House, Chicago, Illinois, Entrance Elevation and Details
Alfred S. Alschuler American, 1876-1940

London Guarantee and Accident Building, Chicago, Illinois, Details
Alfred S. Alschuler American, 1876–1940

Michigan Avenue River Street Building, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation
Alfred S. Alschuler American, 1876-1940

London Guarantee and Accident Building, Chicago, Illinois, First Floor Plan
Alfred S. Alschuler American, 1876-1940

London Guarantee and Accident Building, Chicago, Illinois, Details
Alfred S. Alschuler American, 1876-1940

London Guarantee and Accident Building, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation and Details
Alfred S. Alschuler American, 1876–1940

London Guarantee and Accident Building, Chicago, Illinois, Cupola Details
Alfred S. Alschuler American, 1876–1940

London Guarantee and Accident Building, Chicago, Illinois, Detail of Bronze Memorial Tablet
Alfred S. Alschuler American, 1876–1940

London Guarantee Building, Chicago, Illinois, Detail
Alfred S. Alschuler American, 1876-1940

London Guarantee and Accident Building, Chicago, Illinois, Detail and Plan
Alfred S. Alschuler American, 1876-1940

London Guarantee and Accident Building, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation Detail
Alfred S. Alschuler American, 1876-1940

Hudson Motor Company Show Room And Service Station, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation
Alfred S. Alschuler American, 1876-1940

Cooper, Winston and Manierre Trust Building, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation
Alfred S. Alschuler American, 1876-1940

Illinois Institute of Technology Chemistry Building, Chicago, Illinois, First Floor Plan
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (American, born Germany, 1886-1969) Associate Architects: Alfred S. Alschuler & R.N. Friedman (American, 20th Century)

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, Detail
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (American, born Germany, 1886-1969) Associate Architects: Alfred S. Alschuler & R.N. Friedman (American, 20th Century)