Daniel Hudson Burnham (American, 1846-1912)
Edward Herbert Bennett (American, born England, 1874-1954)
Jules Valée Guérin (American, 1866-1946)
Proposed Chicago Civic Center, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective
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Daniel Hudson Burnham (American, 1846-1912)
Edward Herbert Bennett (American, born England, 1874-1954)
Jules Valée Guérin (American, 1866-1946)1908
Proposed Chicago Civic Center, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective
Daniel Hudson Burnham (American, 1846-1912) Edward Herbert Bennett (American, born England, 1874-1954) Jules Valée Guérin (American, 1866-1946) →20th Centurypresentation drawingarchitectural drawing
Date
1908
Medium
Ink, colored inks, graphite, and watercolor on toned paper
Dimensions
76.8 × 58.5 cm (30 1/4 × 23 1/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Edward H. Bennett, Jr.
Daniel H. Burnham's renowned Plan of Chicago of 1909 was the first comprehensive metropolitan plan in America. One of the many views executed by Jules Guerin to illustrate Burnham's ideas is this proposal for a Civic Center. Never undertaken, the imposing classical structure would have been the centerpiece of a major new development at Halsted and Congress streets.
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