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- Louis Sullivan, detail of an oil painting by Frank A. Werner, 1919; in the collection of the Chicago Historical Society. Louis H. Sullivan, (born Sept. 3, 1856, Boston, Mass., U.S.—died April 14, 1924, Chicago, Ill.), U.S. architect, the father of modern U.S. architecture.
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Louis Henry Sullivan (September 3, 1856 – April 14, 1924) was an American architect, and has been called a "father of skyscrapers" and "father of modernism." He was an influential architect of the Chicago School, a mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright, and an inspiration to the Chicago group of architects who have come to be known as the Prairie School.
Sep 3, 1856 - Apr 14, 1924. Louis Henry Sullivan was an American architect, and has been called a "father of skyscrapers" and "father of modernism". He was an influential architect of the...
Louis Sullivan, detail of an oil painting by Frank A. Werner, 1919; in the collection of the Chicago Historical Society. Louis H. Sullivan, (born Sept. 3, 1856, Boston, Mass., U.S.—died April 14, 1924, Chicago, Ill.), U.S. architect, the father of modern U.S. architecture.
LOUIS HENRI SULLIVAN 1856 – 1924. Now considered the “Father of the Skyscraper,” today Louis Sullivan ranks even higher as an architect than he did in his time. Born in Boston in 1856, after a short stint studying at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he began working in the Philadelphia office of architect Frank Furness.
Louis H. Sullivan was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on September 3, 1856. His formal education was erratic, but its scope and variety laid the foundation for Sullivan’s monumental presence on the American urban landscape. In 1872, at the age of sixteen, Sullivan enrolled at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study architecture ...
Louis H. Sullivan Elevator Grille Ornament from Schlesinger and Mayer Store, Chicago, Illinois, 1903/04 System of Architectural Ornament, Plate 1, The Inorganic, 1922
Overview. Looking after Louis Sullivan: Photographs, Drawings, and Fragments. June 19–December 12, 2010. Galleries 1–2, 24. During his lifetime, Louis Sullivan was known as the father of the skyscraper and served as an important mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright and other members of the Prairie school. His work had largely fallen into obscurity ...
