Ornamental relief, 1891-1892, Louis Henri Sullivan, American, 1856-1924, 27 1/2 x 27 3/16 x 1 1/16 in. ( x x cm), Gilt and painted plaster, United States, 19th century, Combining an office tower and a theater, the seventeen-story Schiller Building was the tallest building Adler and Sullivan constructed. The 1,286-seat theater filled the central portion up to the sixth floor. For the ornamental plaster vaults and panels, Sullivan planned a repeating pattern of stars surround by interlocking circles with lush vines and leaves in green and gold.

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