Ventilator Grille, from the Francis Apartments, Chicago, Illinois

Designer: attributed to Frank Lloyd Wright, American, 1867–1959
Date: c.1895
Material: Cast iron
made in: Chicago, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification: Architectural elements, metalwork
Collection: Decorative Arts and Design
Current Location: On View, Concourse
Dimensions: 38 3/8 x 2 in. (97.5 x 5.1 cm)
Credit Line: Funds given by Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hanks
Rights: © 2020 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. All Rights Reserved. Licensed by Artists Rights Society.
Object Number: 50:1971

NOTES

This iron ventilator grille features a dense and complex design of circles and ovals arranged around radiating lines. It was an interior fixture in the Francis Apartments in Chicago, the largest multiple dwelling designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

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