21 Jul 2025 detail images of louis h. sullivan’s carrie eliza getty tomb (1890)

detail images of adler and sullivan’s carrie eliza getty tomb (1890), located in graceland cemetery, chicago, il.

the getty tomb’s ornamental cast bronze gates and inner-door were executed by the yale and towne mfg. company. plaster casts were made of the sullivan-designed ornament and exhibited in paris and the art institute of chicago.

the indiana limestone mausoleum was completed in 1890. adler & sullivan, architects. frank lloyd wright considered the tomb one of sullivan’s greatest works.

images courtesy of eric j. nordstrom and the bldg. 51 archive all rights reserved. 2025.