Tallmadge’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.

Gustavus Babson House Number Two, Oak Park, Illinois, East Elevation
Tallmadge and Watson (American, 1905–1934) Thomas Tallmadge (American, 1876–1940) Vernon Watson (American, 1878–1950)

Gustavus Babson House Number Two, Oak Park, Illinois, Elevations and Details
Tallmadge and Watson (American, 1905–1934) Thomas Tallmadge (American, 1876–1940) Vernon Watson (American, 1878–1950)

Harold H. Rockwell House, Oak Park, Illinois, West and East Elevation
Tallmadge and Watson American, 1905–1934

Dale Bumstead House, Oak Park, Illinois, West Elevation
Tallmadge and Watson American, 1905–1934

Vernon S. Watson House, Oak Park, Illinois, Elevations
Tallmadge and Watson American, 1905–1934

W.J. Clarkson House, River Forest, Illinois, East Elevation
Tallmadge & Watson Architects American, 1905–1936

W.J. Clarkson House, River Forest, Illinois, First Floor Plan
Tallmadge & Watson Architects American, 1905–1936

Tranquility, Vernon S. Watson House, Berrien Springs, Michigan, Site Plan
Tallmadge and Watson American, 1905–1934

Vernon S. Watson House, Oak Park, Illinois, Garden Plan
Tallmadge and Watson American, 1905–1934

Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room: Reconstruction at the Art Institute of Chicago
Adler & Sullivan, original architects; American, 1883-1896 Vinci & Kenny, reconstruction architects; American, 1970-1977

Miss Kitty Dressing
Thomas Watson (English, 1743-1781) after Joseph Wright of Derby (English, 1734-1797)

Elevator T-Plate from the Chicago Stock Exchange
Adler & Sullivan, architects; American, 1883-1896 Louis H. Sullivan, designer; American, 1856-1924

Northwestern Terminal Tower, Chicago, Illinois, Axonometric
Murphy/Jahn Architects, architect; American, founded 1973 Michael Budilovsky, delineator; American, born Ukraine, 1928 Helmut Jahn, delineator; German, 1940-2021

Carbon and Carbide Building, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective Sketch
Burnham Brothers (American, 1924-1929) Daniel Hudson Burnham, Jr. (American, 1886-1961) Hubert Burnham (American, 1882-1968)

Markow House, Prospect Heights, Illinois, Design Drawings
Garofalo Architects American, 1993–2010 Design team: Douglas Garofalo, Ellen Grimes, Minkyu Whang

Elevator Grilles from the Chicago Stock Exchange
Adler & Sullivan, Architects American, 1883-1896

Bologna
Charles John Watson English, 1846-1927

Elizabeth, Duchess of Manchester and Her Son
James Watson (Irish, c. 1740-1790) after Sir Joshua Reynolds (English, 1723-1792)

Schiller Theatre Building, Chicago, Illinois: Banquet Room Frieze Panel (Restored)
Adler & Sullivan, Architects American, 1881-1895