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

Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, Detail and Elevation
Schmidt, Garden & Martin American, 1895-1926

Schmidt, Garden and Martin Records
Schmidt, Garden and Martin Richard Ernest Schmidt (1865-1958) Hugh Mackie Gordon Garden (1873-1961) Edgar Martin (1871-1951)

Georgian Mantel, Shop Drawing and Details
Schmidt, Garden and Martin American, 1895-1926

The Battle of St. James The Greater at Clavijo
school of Martin Schongauer German, c. 1430/50-1491

Martin Vanden Bogaert Desjardins
Gérard Edelinck (French, born Flanders, 1640-1707) after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)

Two Girls in a Garden
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff German, 1884–1976

Arch, Midnight
Martin Lewis American, born Australia 1881-1962

Sanctuary
Martin Puryear American, born 1941

Saint Christopher Meets Satan; Saint Christopher before the King of Lycia
Martín de Soria (Spanish, active 1449–87)

Untitled #12
Agnes Martin American, born Canada, 1912-2004

The First Wise Virgin
Martin Schongauer German, c. 1430/50-1491

Magnolias on Light Blue Velvet Cloth
Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819–1904)

Portrait of Martin Luther
Master I.B. German, died 1525/30

Nelson Morris Institute Hospital for Medical Research, Elevation
Garden & Martin American, 20th Cen

Kneeling Woman
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff German, 1884-1976

St. James Major, from Apostles
Martin Schongauer German, c. 1430/50-1491

York Harbor, Coast of Maine
Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819–1904)

Lever #1
Martin Puryear American, born 1941

Drake Hotel
Diane Schmidt Michele Fitzsimmons

The Temptation of Saint Anthony
Martin Schongauer German, c. 1430/50-1491