Isaiah Temple, Chicago, Illinois, Organ Screen Detail
1898/99
Medium
Black and brown ink on linen
Dimensions
56 × 54 cm (22 1/16 × 21 1/4 in.)
Classification
architectural drawing
Department
Architecture and Design
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
236851
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of late 19th-century Chicago architecture with Dankmar Adler's *Isaiah Temple, Chicago, Illinois, Organ Screen Detail* (1898/99). Adler, a pioneering architect of the Chicago School and partner to Louis Sullivan, designed this for the Isaiah Temple (now KAM Isaiah Israel), a Reform Jewish synagogue reflecting the city's vibrant immigrant communities and post-Great Fire building boom. This drawing captures a decorative organ screen, showcasing Adler's expertise in blending functionality with ornate detail for sacred spaces. Rendered in black and brown ink on linen...