ATTIC FIGURES
    at the MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. Chicago

    Henry Hering Sculptor

     WINGED VICTORY

    

    ALLEGORICAL FIGURE OF THE NORTH

    ALLEGORICAL FIGURE OF THE SOUTH

    ALLEGORICAL FIGURE OF THE EAST

    ALLEGORICAL FIGURE OF THE WEST

     Posed high above the Museum Entrances, flanked by Winged Victories, the four Attic figures hold a 

     place of honor in the Pediments. These were among Henry Hering's most important commissions. 

     They are a tour de force.

    GREGORY H JENKINS ARCHITECT PHOTOGRAPHS THE CHICAGO LOOP

     THE JEWELERS BUILDING
     Adler and Sullivan, Architects
     15-17 South Wabash Avenue.   Chicago

    Tucked under the El, this Sullivan masterpiece is receiving extensive renovations.

    Extensive ornamentation define the facade. Motifs range from geometric to floral.

    

    Variations in Size, Scale, Color, Shape and Texture are used in the Jeweler's
    Composition . Windows on the highest floor are reduced in size, simulating distance.

    The Wabash Avenue Facade is symmetrical, but is clipped to an angle at the alley.

    Innovative cast iron columns flank the retail entrance on the ground floor.

    The Jewelers Building was among Sullivan's earliest work. Experimentation 

    here would become the fluent vocabulary of a seasoned architect in years to come. 

    See more of the Jewelers Building HERE. See more of Louis Sullivan HERE.

   + MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY formerly

   THE PALACE OF FINE ARTS at the WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION

    CHARLES BOWLER ATWOOD, ARCHITECT for D. H BURNHAM & COMPANY

    CHARLES ATWOOD'S MASTERPIECE. Viewed from the West.

     Viewed from the North and South, the Museum is clearly one primary Structure

     flanked by two defining Wings. But when viewed from the west the building takes 

     on a new characteristic:  A Temple District.

  MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. Overlooking Columbia Basin and Wooded Island

   Atwood's design is purely classic:  A cruciform plan topped by a massive dome with two wings framing
   the entrance. The wings are faced with a colonnade and both terminate with a smaller temple. Massive porticos,
   north and south, are the Palace entries.

     

    Bronze Relief Panel. "Zeus" In the Art Moderne Entrance to the Museum of Science and Industry. 

    Designed by Alfred Patrick Shaw for the architectural firm of Shaw, Naess and Murphy,

    the Museum's Interiors received a remarkable update, as Graham Anderson Probst and 

    White restored the Classic exterior.

               

 + THE BLACKSTONE LIBRARY

    4904 South Lake Park Avenue | Chicago, Illinois

    SOLON S. BEMAN, Architect

MURALS AT THE BLACKSTONE LIBRARY BY OLIVER DENNETT GROVER

MURAL DETAIL

BRONZE SCONCE IN THE BLACKSTONE'S ROTUNDA

MOSAIC TILE FLOOR PATTERN

Solon Beman was 51 years old when he designed this Beaux Arts Masterpiece.

He was at the height of powers.  Murals flanking the dome are by Oliver Dennet Grover.  

For more images of the Blackstone Library link to the BLACKSTONE LIBRARY GALLERY.

   GREGORY H JENKINS AIA PHOTOGRAPHS THE CHICAGO LOOP.

 + GARY INDIANA CITY HALL

    401 Broadway | Gary, Indiana

    PHILIP BROOKS MAHER, Architect

Philip Brooks Maher was 31 years old when he designed the Gary, Indiana City Hall. 

His distinctive  neoclassic designs defined North Michigan Avenue for the next 50 years.  

For more information on The Gary City Hall, Philip Brooks Maher, and Gary Indiana 

visit THECHICAGOLOOP.ORG

 GREGORY H JENKINS AIA PHOTOGRAPHS THE CHICAGO LOOP.

+ THE AUDITORIUM THEATER. The Tallest Building in Chicago and the Largest in the Country.

 Auditorium Building

 430 South Michigan Avenue | Chicago

 ADLER & LOUIS SULLIVAN, Architects

LOUIS SULLIVAN'S ELEGANT ORNAMENT FLANKS THE PROSCENIUM STAGE

 THE "UTTERANCE OF LIFE IS A SONG, THE SYMPHONY OF NATURE. STAGES OF LIFE BY CHARLES HOLLOWAY

CURTAIN SURROUND .

"Oh Soft and Melodius Spring time!  First Born of Life and Love.  ALBERT FRANCIS FLEURY, MURALIST 

  The Auditorium Theater is a structural tour de force, almost forgotten beneath Louis Sullivan's striking ornament.

   GREGORY H JENKINS AIA PHOTOGRAPHS THE CHICAGO LOOP.

+ THE CHICAGO STOCK EXCHANGE. The Elegant Ornament of Louis Sullivan

  LOUIS SULLIVAN, Architect

  30 South Lasalle Street  | Chicago

  Now Demolished

VISIT THE CHICAGO LOOP GALLERY. "The Chicago Stock Exchange"

 

CHICAGO STOCK EXCHANGE. Trading Room  Ceiling

CHICAGO STOCK EXCHANGE. Column Capital

CORNICE FRAGMENT FROM THE ST LOUIS CITY  MUSEUM

 

  The Art Institute of Chicago's reconstruction of Louis Sullivan's Trading Floor from the demolished Chicago Stock Exchange allows us
  to well imagine the original.

   GREGORY H JENKINS AIA PHOTOGRAPHS THE CHICAGO LOOP.

+ THE MODERN WING at the Art Institute of Chicago. Overlooking Millennium Park

  RENZO PIANO, Architect

  111 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE  | Chicago

THE ChicagoLoop.Org "Modern Wing" Slideshow and Gallery.  (LINK HERE)

 

A "CHICAGO" WELCOME. NEAR TERZO PIANO.

THE MODERN WING'S AERIE, OVERLOOKING MILLENIUM PARK AND THE LAKE (VIEW LARGER HERE)

THE MODERN WING'S "MAGIC CARPET" (VIEW LARGER HERE)

 

   The Art Institute's Modern Wing serves as an elegant interface between the AIC's traditional

   galleries on Michigan Avenue and Millenium Park  See more in the ART INSTITUTE MODERN WING  Galleries HERE .

   GREGORY H JENKINS AIA PHOTOGRAPHS THE CHICAGO LOOP.

+ RIVERBEND. On the Chicago River

   DESTEPHANO & PARTNERS, Architect

   333 North Canal Street | Chicago

 

VIEWS FROM THE RIVERBEND GALLERY

RIVERBEND. The South Elevation

RIVERBEND. Facing Wolf Point

   The Riverbend Condominium faces the Chicago River's Wolf Point with an elegant facade and

   Riverwalk.
 

   See more in the RIVERBEND  Galleries HERE .

+ THE ONE TWENTY NORTH LASALLE BUILDING

   HELMUT JAHN, Architect

   1 South Dearborn Street | Chicago

 

 

 

    ICONIC IMAGES OF THE CITY.  Photographed by GREGORY H JENKINS AIA. 

   The 120 North LaSalle Building is a strong yet subtle structure, stiking a delicate arc against a bold  cantilever,

   and playing a range of grays against light and shadow.

   See more in the ONE TWENTY NORTH LASALLE  Galleries HERE .