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System of Architectural Ornament, Plate 14, Fantasy by Louis H. Sullivan — VisualArtsDB

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System of Architectural Ornament, Plate 14, Fantasy

System of Architectural Ornament, Plate 14, Fantasy

System of Architectural Ornament, Plate 14, Fantasy

Louis H. Sullivan

1922

Medium: Graphite on Strathmore paper
Dimensions: 57.7 × 73.5 cm (22 3/4 × 29 in.)
Genre: Design drawing
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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graphitearchitecturearchitectural drawingstrathmore paperdesign drawingorganicdetailspaper (fiber product)drawingornamentation

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