Architectural Drawing
Plate 49 from Plan of Chicago 1909: Chicago. View of the City from Jackson Park to Grant Park, Looking Towards the West. The proposed shore treatment as a park enclosing a waterway (or a series of lagoons) is shown, together with the enlarged yacht harbor, recreation piers, and a scheme for Grant Park.
Daniel Hudson Burnham, American, 1846-1912 Edward Herbert Bennett, American, born England, 1874-1954 Jules Guerin, delineator, American, 1866-1946. 1907. Watercolor with graphite on cream wove paper, discolored to tan, laid down on canvas. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Art Institute of Chicago.
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Architectural DrawingObject type
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Architectural Drawing
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Watercolor with graphite on cream wove paper, discolored to tan, laid down on canvas; graphite; paper (fiber product); watercolor” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Watercolor with graphite on cream wove paper, discolored to tan, laid down on canvas; graphite; paper (fiber product); watercolor
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Watercolor with graphite on cream wove paper, discolored to tan, laid down on canvas; graphite; paper (fiber product); watercolor” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Watercolor with graphite on cream wove paper, discolored to tan, laid down on canvas; graphite; paper (fiber product); watercolor
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
CanvasMaterial
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Watercolor with graphite on cream wove paper, discolored to tan, laid down on canvas; graphite; paper (fiber product); watercolor” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Watercolor with graphite on cream wove paper, discolored to tan, laid down on canvas; graphite; paper (fiber product); watercolor
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
WatercolourTechnique
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Watercolor with graphite on cream wove paper, discolored to tan, laid down on canvas; drawing (image-making)” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Watercolor with graphite on cream wove paper, discolored to tan, laid down on canvas; drawing (image-making)
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
DrawingTechnique
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Watercolor with graphite on cream wove paper, discolored to tan, laid down on canvas; drawing (image-making)” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Watercolor with graphite on cream wove paper, discolored to tan, laid down on canvas; drawing (image-making)
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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architecture
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