The Engineering Building S. W. Cor. Wacker Drive & Wells St. Chicago No. 1260; Sheet 11A, Wacker Drive Entrance, These prints to be Used for Granite & Terra Cotta Only,
The Engineering Building S. W. Cor. Wacker Drive & Wells St. Chicago No. 1260; Sheet 11A, Wacker Drive Entrance, These prints to be Used for Granite & Terra Cotta Only,
Entry/Object ID
2007.175.13
Description
Working architectural drawing for the Engineering Building.
Artwork Details
Medium
Graphite on tracing paper
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
1927
Place
City
Chicago
State/Province
Illinois
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Ethnography
Notes
United States
chicago
North America, United States
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Location
throughout recto
Transcription
[measurements and architectural notes]
Material/Technique
graphite
Type
Inscription
Location
B
Transcription
Engineering Bldg-Wacker Drive Entrance
Material/Technique
graphite
Type
Inscription
Location
BR
Transcription
11A These Prints to be Used for Granite & Terra Cotta Only
Material/Technique
graphite
Lexicon
Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Drawing
Class
WORKS ON PAPER
Dimensions
Dimension Description
sheet
Width
17-1/2 in
Length
25 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 11A, Wacker Drive Entrance, These prints to be Used for Granite & Terra Cotta Only,
Daniel H. Burnham & Company, Architects
1927
Working architectural drawing for the Engineering Building.
