Carson Pirie Scott: Louis Sullivan and the Chicago Department Store

by Joseph M. Siry

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780226761374
Publisher:	University of Chicago Press
Publication date:	07/10/2012
Series:	Chicago Architecture and Urbanism
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Joseph M. Siry is a professor of art history and American studies at Wesleyan University. He is the author of Carson Pirie Scott: Louis Sullivan and the Chicago Department Store, published by the University of Chicago Press, and Unity Temple: Frank Lloyd Wright and Architecture for Liberal Religion.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
I. The Development of Chicago's State Street and Its Department Stores in 1898
II. A Chronology of the Schlesinger and Mayer Store
III. Sullivan's Department Store on State Street
Conclusion
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Handsomely illustrated with period photos and architectural drawings, Siry's meticulous study of the landmark Chicago building, the last large commercial structure designed by Sullivan, traces the origins of the building design and analyzes its role in urban and architectural history. Includes a selective bibliography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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