GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In the mid 1930s, the town of Hammond, Indiana, commissioned architects George Grant Elmslie and William Hutton to design three school complexes, Elmslie's last major project. Elmslie designed elaborate programs of terracotta ornament for each of the three complexes, distinguished by unique, yet related motifs and executed in different colored clays. This red-orange ornamental capital was originally installed in the Thomas A. Edison School, constructed between 1935 and 1937 and ultimately demolished in 1991. Its combination of naturalistic leaves and geometric plant forms is closely associated with the ornamental theories of Louis Sullivan, Elmslie's former employer. Like Sullivan, Elmslie created organic and geometric designs that appear to form, divide, and subdivide before one's eyes.
Adapted from
Charles Venable, DMA unpublished material, 2002.
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Artist/designers
- Elmslie_George Grant: ULAN: 500029393
- Hutton_William: DMA
- Midland Terra Cotta Company: DMA
- Albert_Fritz: DMA
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Huntly (Scotland): TGN: 1050742
Chicago (Illinois): TGN: 7013596
Minneapolis (Minnesota): TGN: 7014080
Hammond (Indiana): TGN: 7014319
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- terracotta: AAT: 300010669
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Individuals
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Sullivan_Louis H.: ULAN: 500013453
Wright_Frank Lloyd: ULAN: 500020307
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Until 2002: Cathers and Dembrosky (Beth Cathers), New York, New York [1]
From 2002: Dallas Musuem of Art, gift of the above [1]
[1] See Deed of Gift (dated February 1, 2002, copy in Collections Records Object File).
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General Description
In the mid 1930s, the town of Hammond, Indiana, commissioned architects George Grant Elmslie and William Hutton to design three school complexes, Elmslie's last major project. Elmslie designed elaborate programs of terracotta ornament for each of the three complexes, distinguished by unique, yet related motifs and executed in different colored clays. This red-orange ornamental capital was originally installed in the Thomas A. Edison School, constructed between 1935 and 1937 and ultimately demolished in 1991. Its combination of naturalistic leaves and geometric plant forms is closely associated with the ornamental theories of Louis Sullivan, Elmslie's former employer. Like Sullivan, Elmslie created organic and geometric designs that appear to form, divide, and subdivide before one's eyes.
Adapted from
Charles Venable, DMA unpublished material, 2002.
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View another example of architectural ornament from the Thomas A. Edison School.
Notes
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
- Elmslie_George Grant: ULAN: 500029393
- Hutton_William: DMA
- Midland Terra Cotta Company: DMA
- Albert_Fritz: DMA
Cultures
Geography
Huntly (Scotland): TGN: 1050742
Chicago (Illinois): TGN: 7013596
Minneapolis (Minnesota): TGN: 7014080
Hammond (Indiana): TGN: 7014319
Process/materials
- terracotta: AAT: 300010669
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
Sullivan_Louis H.: ULAN: 500013453
Wright_Frank Lloyd: ULAN: 500020307
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RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 2002: Cathers and Dembrosky (Beth Cathers), New York, New York [1]
From 2002: Dallas Musuem of Art, gift of the above [1]
[1] See Deed of Gift (dated February 1, 2002, copy in Collections Records Object File).
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