25 Jan pretty in pink: 1892 schiller building or garrick theater auditorium plaster “starpod” with early 1950s painted finish added to bldg. 51 museum
January 25, 2024
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the louis h. sullivan and frank l. wright-designed ornamental plaster within the auditorium of adler and sullivan’s garrick theater (1892) was painted hideous colors around the time it was converted into a television studio in 1951. one such example – a star-pod panel – from the proscenium vault was recently acquired by the bldg. 51 museum collection this week.
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images courtesy of ryerson and burnham archive, art institute of chicago and bldg. 51 archive.
