The Complete Architecture of Adler & Sullivan (Signed First Edition)

NICKEL, Richard and Aaron Siskind with John Vinci and Ward Miller

ISBN 10: 0966027329 / ISBN 13: 9780966027327

Published by The Richard Nickel Committee, Chicago, IL, 2010

About this Item

First edition and first printing. Massive hardcover. 460 pages. The catalogue raisonne of the works of the important architectural firm formed by Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan. Text by John Vinci and Ward Miller. Includes numerous black and white and some color photographs by renowned photographers Aaron Siskind and Richard Nickel. A very near fine copy in gray cloth boards and in a very near fine dust jacket with some very minute wear. Signed and inscribed by both Vinci and Miller on the title page. A very nice copy of this important book that's uncommon signed. This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Complete Architecture of Adler & Sullivan (Signed First Edition)
• Publisher: The Richard Nickel Committee, Chicago, IL
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0966027329
• ISBN 13: 9780966027327
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture

About this title

Synopsis

Louis Sullivan (1856–1924) was a giant of architecture, the father of architectural modernism, and one of the earliest builders of the skyscraper. Along with Dankmar Adler (1844–1900) he designed many of the buildings that defined nineteenth-century architecture not only in Chicago but in cities across America—and continue to be admired today. Among their iconic designs are the former Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago’s Auditorium Building and Carson Pirie Scott flagship store, the Wainwright Building in St. Louis, and the Guaranty Building in Buffalo. This first-of-its-kind catalogue raisonné of the work of Adler and Sullivan—both as a team and individual architects—is a lavish celebration of the designs of these two seminal architects who paved the way for the modern skylines that continue to inspire city dwellers today.

The quest to pull together a complete catalogue of their work was first undertaken in 1952 by photographer Aaron Siskind and Richard Nickel, one of his graduate students at what is now the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. This intense, decades-long labor of love has resulted in an extensive and unique resource that includes a complete listing of all of the buildings and projects undertaken by Adler and Sullivan. Each listing contains historic photographs, architectural plans (when available), and a description of each project. Alongside over two and hundred fifty essays are eight hundred photographs of their buildings—many of which have since been demolished—including images by Nickel, Siskind, and other noted photographers.

This rich, incomparable reference will be treasured by readers interested in architecture, photography, and Chicago’s rich history as an architectural mecca. 

About the Author

Richard Nickel (1928–72), attended the Institute of Design, where he studied with the photographers Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind. His master’s thesis was a continuation of the Sullivan project conceived by Siskind. Aaron Siskind (1903–91) taught photography at the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago and later at the Rhode Island School of Design. John Vinci is currently principal of Vinci/Hamp architects. Ward Miller is the executive director of the Richard Nickel Committee.