Presentation Design Drawings, Residence for Dr. Stratford, Chicago, Illinois, Front Elevation
December 1886
Medium
Black and red ink on heavy toned paper
Dimensions
42.6 × 39.4 cm (16 3/4 × 15 1/2 in.)
Classification
presentation drawing
Department
Architecture and Design
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
148284
Art Historical Context
Step into the drafting room of 1880s Chicago with George Gorball's *Presentation Design Drawings, Residence for Dr. Stratford,, Illinois, Front Elevation* (December 1886). meticulously rendered front elevation captures the proposed facade for a prosperous physician's home during the city's explosive post-Great Fire boom. As a presentation drawing from the Architecture and Design department the Art Institute of Chicago it served as a persuasive visual pitch to clients, blending architectural precision with artistic flair to showcase scale, ornamentation, and symmetry. Crafted in black and red ...