Scoville Building Terracotta Fragments are a collection of three sets of terracotta architectural elements created by American architect Louis Sullivan for the Scoville Building in Chicago. After the structure was demolished in 1973, architectural elements were distributed to museums. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884/00/00 | Adler and Sullivan | Architect | The Scoville Building is erected at 619-631 W Washington Street, Chicago. Razed in 1973, the structure featured three different designs belonging to the transitional period (1880 and 1890) of Sullivan's ornamentation. | ||||
| 1884/00/00 | Northwestern Terra Cotta Company | Manufacturer | Terra cotta ornaments designed by Louis Sullivan for the Scoville Building (lost), Chicago, are crafted by the Northwestern Terra Cotta Company of Chicago. | ||||
| 1974/00/00 | Louis H Sullivan | Designer | Various terracotta ornaments designed by Louis Sullivan for the Scoville Building (lost) in Chicago, are donated to Metropolitan Museum of Art by the General Services Administration. |
| Particulars for Scoville Building Terracotta Fragments: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Culture | American Art | ||
| Disposition | Architectural Remnant | ||
| Area of Significance | Art | expression of creative skill and imagination such as painting or sculpture | |
| Area of Design | Decorative Arts | ||
| Art Object | Ornament | object design as a decoration, larger ones typically for building | |
| Art Type | Relief Sculpture | ||
| Art Type | Sculpture | ||
| Geology | Terracotta | unglazed, typically brownish-red earthenware, used chiefly as an ornamental building material and in modeling | |
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