Elevator Grille
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Although the Prairie School style was distinctly American, it did have some European sources. The flat, highly stylized depiction of nature seen in this grille, for instance, is indebted to the English design reform movement of the last quarter of the nineteenth century, in particular the well-known designs of Owen Jones and Christopher Dresser (see illustration below left). The strong curvilinear quality of the central part of the design betrays an incipient knowledge of the French Art Nouveau style.
Caption
William B. Mundie American, 1863–1939; Attributed to William Le Baron Jenney American, 1832–1907. Elevator Grille, 1889. Cast iron, sheet metal, 78 3/4 x 12 1/4 x 1/2 in. (200 x 31.1 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Manhattan Associates through the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, 2013.45. Creative Commons-BY
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Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Manufacturer
Title
Elevator Grille
Date
1889
Geography
Place manufactured: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Medium
Cast iron, sheet metal
Classification
Dimensions
78 3/4 x 12 1/4 x 1/2 in. (200 x 31.1 x 1.3 cm)
Markings
Unmarked
Credit Line
Gift of Manhattan Associates through the High Museum of Art, Atlanta
Accession Number
2013.45
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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