Carson Pirie Scott: Louis Sullivan and the Chicago Department Store (Chicago Architecture and Urbanism) - Hardcover

Siry, Joseph M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0226761363 ISBN 13: 9780226761367

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1988

Synopsis

Long recognized as a Chicago landmark, the Carson Pirie Scott Building also represents a milestone in the development of architecture. The last large commercial structure designed by Louis Sullivan, the Carson building reflected the culmination of the famed architect's career as a creator of tall steel buildings. In this study, Joseph Siry traces the origins of the building's design and analyzes its role in commercial, urban, and architectural history.

About this title

About the Author:

Joseph M. Siry is professor of art history at Wesleyan University. He is the author of several books, including The Chicago Auditorium Building and the forthcoming Beth Sholom Synagogue, also published by the University of Chicago Press.

Review:

"Siry's book is not about a store per se. Rather, it is a vehicle for examining how one man's ideas at once expressed and informed defining aspects of material life in his immediate milieu and beyond.... Carson Pirie Scott transcends the confines of ordinary case studies to become a formidable work of cultural history." (Journal of American History)"

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0226761363
• ISBN 13: 9780226761367
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 298