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George Grant Elmslie (February 20, 1869 – April 23, 1952) was an American Prairie School architect whose works are is mostly found in the Midwestern United States. He worked with Louis Sullivan and later with William Gray Purcell as a partner in the firm Purcell & Elmslie.
Apr 19, 2024 · Prairie style. George Grant Elmslie (born Feb. 20, 1871, Huntly, Aberdeen, Scot.—died April 23, 1952, Chicago) was an architect whose importance in the Prairie school of U.S. architecture in the first two decades of the 20th century was second only to that of Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Harold C. Bradley House, also known as Mrs. Josephine Crane Bradley Residence, is a Prairie School home designed by Louis H. Sullivan [3] and George Grant Elmslie. It is located in the University Heights Historic District [4] of Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
- Prairie School
- 106 N. Prospect Ave., Madison, Wisconsin
- 1909
George Grant Elmslie. born Huntly, Scotland 1871-died Minneapolis, MN 1952. Born. Huntly, Scotland. Died. Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Active in. Chicago, Illinois, United States. Nationalities. American. Works by this artist (59738 items) Activity/Lab. Museum in My Pocket: An Off-the-Wall Art Game.
- February 21, 1871
- April 24, 1952
Purcell had been raised in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois, and worked for a short time with Louis Sullivan's chief designer, George Grant Elmslie, in Sullivan's studio. In 1909 Elmslie's twenty-year employment with Sullivan came to an end, and Purcell encouraged him to join the Minneapolis partnership.
Stencil Design, c. 1909–1917. George Grant Elmslie. See all articles ›. Discover art by Van Gogh, Picasso, Warhol & more in the Art Institute's collection spanning 5,000 years of creativity.
