Daniel Hudson Burnham

Plate 137 from The Plan of Chicago, 1909: Chicago. View of the Proposed Development in the Center of the City, from Twenty-Second Street to Chicago Avenue, Looking Towards the East Over the Civic Center to Grant Park and Lake Michigan

1907

Burnham's visionary gouache presents his ambitious urban planning scheme for Chicago, showcasing the City Beautiful movement's grand neo-classical civic centers and coordinated waterfront development. Created as part of the influential 1909 Plan of Chicago, it demonstrates how architectural renderings could shape public imagination and urban policy.

Medium: Gouache and graphite on toned paper
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Daniel Hudson Burnham, Plate 137 from The Plan of Chicago, 1909: Chicago. View of the Proposed Development in the Center of the City, from Twenty-Second Street to Chicago Avenue, Looking Towards the East Over the Civic Center to Grant Park and Lake Michigan, 1907

Medium

Gouache and graphite on toned paper

Dimensions

83.3 x 122 cm

Year

1907

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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Daniel Hudson Burnham

Plate 137 from The Plan of Chicago, 1909: Chicago. View of the Proposed Development in the Center of the City, from Twenty-Second Street to Chicago Avenue, Looking Towards the East Over the Civic Center to Grant Park and Lake Michigan

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Daniel Hudson Burnham, Plate 137 from The Plan of Chicago, 1909: Chicago. View of the Proposed Development in the Center of the City, from Twenty-Second Street to Chicago Avenue, Looking Towards the East Over the Civic Center to Grant Park and Lake Michigan, 1907

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