Lecture On Chicago School Of Architecture

Glessner House Museum, located at 1800 S. Prairie Avenue in Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood, will host a lecture entitled “The Chicago School of Architecture: Building the Modern City, 1880-1910” on Tuesday November 19, 2013 at 7:00pm.

The birth of the skyscraper in Chicago in the mid-1880s introduced a new direction for city architecture: upwards. But how and why was it that Chicago set the standard for high-rise buildings, not only across the U.S. but all over the world?  This lecture by noted architectural historian Rolf Achilles will address those questions and much more. Copies of Achilles’ new book (of the same title as the lecture) will be available for purchase and signing.

Glessner House Museum is a National Historic Landmark and the last surviving work by architect Henry Hobson Richardson in Chicago. Completed in 1887, the museum is recognized nationwide for its groundbreaking architecture as well as its important collection of arts and crafts decorative arts.

Admission is $10 per person. Reservations may be made by calling 312-326-1480. The museum is easily accessible by taking the #3 or #4 bus on Michigan Avenue to 18th Street, and then walking 2 blocks east.

Glessner House Museum to host lecture on Japonisme Movement

Glessner House Museum, located at 1800 S. Prairie Avenue in Chicago’s South Loop
neighborhood, will host a lecture by Rolf Achilles entitled “The Glessners’ Kutani ware bowl and Chicago’s take on Japonisme” on Tuesday May 14, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.

John and Frances Glessner were among the early connoisseurs of Japonisme in Chicago and their ownership of a Kutani porcelain bowl speaks to their leadership in taste. The recently restored Kutani bowl and Chicago’s nationally influential give-and-take on Japonisme will be the subject of this illustrated talk by Rolf Achilles. Selected pieces from the Glessner collection will be on display, including the first showing of the Kutani bowl after restoration.

Glessner House Museum is a National Historic Landmark and the last surviving work by Richardson in Chicago. Completed in 1887, the museum is recognized nationwide for its groundbreaking architecture as well as its important collection of arts and crafts decorative arts.

The cost for the program is $10 per person and reservations may be made by calling
312-326-1480. The museum is easily accessible by taking the #3 or #4 bus south on Michigan Ave. to 18th Street, and then walking 2 blocks east.

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