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Plan of Chicago: Civic Center
Daniel Burnham1908
The Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Daniel H. Burnham’s renowned “Plan of Chicago” of 1909 was the first comprehensive metropolitan plan in America. One of the many views executed by Jules Guerin to illustrate Burnham’s ideas is this proposal for a civic center. Never undertaken, the imposing classical structure would have been the centerpiece of a major new development at Halsted and Congress streets.
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- Title: Plan of Chicago: Civic Center
- Creator: Jules Guerin, delineator (American, 1866–1946); Edward Herbert Bennett, architect (American, born England, 1874–1954); Daniel Hudson Burnham, architect (American, 1846–1912)
- Creator Lifespan: 1866 - 1946
- Creator Nationality: American
- Creator Gender: male
- Date Created: 1908
- Physical Dimensions: 76.8 × 58.5 cm
- Type: Drawing and Watercolor
- External Link: The Art Institute of Chicago
- Media: Ink, colored inks, graphite, and watercolor on toned paper
- Credit Line: The Art Institute of Chicago, gift of Edward H. Bennett, Jr., 1989.457
- Artist: Jules Guerin, delineator (American, 1866–1946); Edward Herbert Bennett, architect (American, born England, 1874–1954); Daniel Hudson Burnham, architect (American, 1846–1912)
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