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

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)

Corallo Chair
Campana Brothers (Brazilian, founded circa 1983) Fernando Campana (Brazilian, born 1961) and Humberto Campana (Brazilian, born 1953) Manufactured by Edra Italian, founded 1987

Cabinet
Herter Brothers (American, 1864–1906) New York

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

Sideboard
Herter Brothers American, 1864–1906

Side Chair
Herter Brothers American, 1864–1906 New York, NY

Joseph Sold by his Brothers
Master of the Die (Italian, active c. 1530-1560) after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)

Side Chair
Herter Brothers (American, 1864–1906) New York

Table
Herter Brothers American, 1864–1906

"Wally Bird" Tobacco Jar
Martin Brothers (English, 1873-1914) London and Southall, England

Balcony Railing Section from the Mecca Apartment Building, Chicago, Illinois
Edbrooke and Burnham (American, 1879–1892) Franklin Pierce Burnham (American, 1853-1909) Willoughby J. Edbrooke (American, 1843-1896)

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

Rookery Building, Chicago, Illinois, LaSalle Street Elevation
Burnham & Root American, 1873–1891

Plan of Chicago, Plate 63, Plan of a Proposed Park
Daniel Hudson Burnham, American, 1846–1912 Edward Herbert Bennett, American, born England, 1874–1954

Plan of Chicago, Plate 62, Plan of a Proposed Park
Daniel Hudson Burnham, American, 1846–1912 Edward Herbert Bennett, American, born England, 1874–1954

This, My Brother
Charles White (American, 1918–1979)

Plan of the Center of the City, the 1909 Plan of Chicago
Daniel Hudson Burnham, American, 1846-1912 Edward Herbert Bennett, American, born England, 1874-1954

Plate 49 from Plan of Chicago 1909: Chicago. View of the City from Jackson Park to Grant Park, Looking Towards the West. The proposed shore treatment as a park enclosing a waterway (or a series of lagoons) is shown, together with the enlarged yacht harbor, recreation piers, and a scheme for Grant Park.
Daniel Hudson Burnham, American, 1846-1912 Edward Herbert Bennett, American, born England, 1874-1954 Jules Guerin, delineator, American, 1866-1946