The Engineering Building S. W. Cor. Wacker Drive & Wells St. Chicago No. 1260; Sheet No. 29, 11th Floor Plan, N. Wells Street

Work on Paper

DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2007.175.41

Description

Working architectural drawing for the Engineering Building.

Artwork Details

Medium

Graphite on tracing paper prisma colored pencil

Acquisition

Notes

Collection of DePaul University, gift of funds from the Richard Driehaus Charitable Lead Trust

Made/Created

Artist

Daniel H. Burnham & Company, Architects

Date made

May 5, 1927

Place

City

Chicago

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Notes

chicago United States North America, United States

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

throughout recto

Transcription

[measurements and architectural notes]

Material/Technique

graphite

Type

Inscription

Location

Transcription

11th Floor Plan

Material/Technique

graphite

Type

Inscription

Location

Transcription

Sheet No. 29 The Engineering Building S. W. Cor. Wacker Drive & Wells St. Chicago D. H. Burnham & Co. Architects No. 1260 Burnham Building Chicago May 5, 1927

Material/Technique

graphite

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Drawing

Class

WORKS ON PAPER

Dimensions

Dimension Description

sheet

Width

29-1/2 in

Length

21 in

Exhibition

Building the Business of Architecture: The Burnham Brothers and Chicago in the Golden Twenties

Interpretative Labels

Label

The Engineering Building S. W. Cor. Wacker Drive & Wells St. Chicago No. 1260; Sheet No. 29, 11th Floor Plan, N. Wells Street Daniel H. Burnham & Company, Architects May 5, 1927 Working architectural drawing for the Engineering Building.