13 Mar louis sullivan’s famers’ and merchants’ bank building (1919) revisited in 2022
March 13, 2022
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images of louis sullivan’s farmers’ and merchants’ bank building (1919) located in columbus, wisc.
i spent most of my time photo-documenting the lavishly ornamented pale green terra cotta modeled by schneider and executed by american terra cotta.
the farmers and merchants union bank (1919) was the last small bank building or “jewel box” designed by architect louis h. sullivan. the terra cotta ornament (including the rearing lions) was molded by kristian schneider for the american terra cotta company.