Louis Sullivan’s designs stand--among stiff competition--as the preeminent exemplars of Chicago School architecture. He brought to his practice a conviction that ornamentation should arise naturally from a building’s overall design, restating, in a large or small way, themes expressed in the structure as a whole. Sullivan (1856–1924) spent much of his career in a late-Victorian world that bristled with busy, fussy ornament for ornament’s sake. He refuted the contemporary style with the now famous dictum that “form ever follows function.” The pieces adapted for reproduction in this notecard assortment combine Art Nouveau complexity with geometric elegance, and in doing so epitomize the Sullivan sensibility. Published with the Chicago Architecture Foundation. Twenty assorted 5 x 7" blank notecards (5 each of 4 styles) with white envelopes in a decorative box. ISBN 978-0-7649-3790-3. 0367$14.95 Adaptation from Architectural Ornamentation on Auditorium Building Notecard Adaptation from architectural ornamentation on Auditorium Building, 1887–1889. 5 x 7" blank notecard with white envelope. 8870$2.50 Adaptation from Architectural Ornamentation on Adler & Sullivan Door Notecard Adaptation from architectural ornamentation on Adler & Sullivan office door, 1879–1880. 5 x 7" blank notecard with white envelope. 8868$2.50 Adaptation from Architectural Ornamentation on Getty Tomb Notecard Adaptation from architectural ornamentation on Getty Tomb door, 1890. 5 x 7" blank notecard with white envelope. 8869$2.50 Adaptation from Architectural Ornamentation on Auditorium Building Notecard Adaptation from architectural ornamentation on Auditorium Building, 1887–1889. 5 x 7" blank notecard with white envelope. 8867$2.50 All of our pictures enlarge; click on any picture for a closer look. Text & images protected by copyright. Sign Up for Our Monthly E-mail Newsletter Private list, unsubscribe any time. Home | Customer Service Center | Ordering Information