DLK’s work is defined by its 20th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Chicago Travel Sketches, Congress Circle with Buckingham Fountain, Travel Sketch
DLK Architecture (American, fl. 20th–early 21st cent.) Howard Decker (American, born 1949)

Chicago Travel Sketch, Congress Circle, Travel Sketch
DLK Architecture (American, fl. 20th–early 21st cent.) Diane Legge Kemp (American, born 1949)

Chicago Travel Sketch, Congress Circle, Travel Sketch
DLK Architecture (American, fl. 20th–early 21st cent.) Kevin A. Kemp (American, born 1959)

Architecture
Paul Klee German, born Switzerland, 1879-1940

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

Architectural Fragment
Iran Probably Hamadan

Interior of St. Mark's, Venice
David Dalhoff Neal (American, 1838–1915)

Elevator Grille Ornament from the Schlesinger and Mayer Store, Chicago, Illinois
Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856-1924

Triptych Window from the Coonley Playhouse, Riverside, Illinois
Frank Lloyd Wright American, 1867-1959

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

Darwin D. Martin House: "Tree of Life" Window
Frank Lloyd Wright American, 1867-1959 Fabricated by Linden Glass Company, Chicago, Illinois

Automarionette
Diller + Scofidio (American, founded 1979) Elizabeth Diller (American, born 1954) Ricardo Scofidio (American, 1935-2025)

Court House Studies, Interior Perspective Study
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe American, born Germany, 1886–1969

Architectural Brick with Ogre Mask
China, from the pagoda at Xiuding Si (Xiuding Temple) at Mount Qingliang, near Anyang, Henan province

System of Architectural Ornament, Plate 16, Impromptu!
Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856-1924

Competition for the New Tribune Building, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation
Richard Yoshijiro Mine American, born Japan, 1894-1981

Architectural Fragment with Relief Carving
Byzantine; Egypt

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)

Schiller Building (later Garrick Theater): Sections of Star-Pod Design from Proscenium Vault
Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856-1924