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Historic Masterpiece Collection & Curatorial Archive

Explore high-resolution public domain masterworks associated with architecture and design. Preserved by world-leading cultural institutions and museums, these works showcase the artistic evolutions, techniques, and cultural perspectives of their era.

Public Domain HeritageHigh-Resolution DigitizationMuseum ProvenanceArtistic Techniques
6 Masterpieces Cataloged•Dynamic Discovery Stream
Stewart–Bentley Building, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation and Exterior Wall Section
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Stewart–Bentley Building, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation and Exterior Wall Section

Carter, Drake and Wight (American, 1871–1873) John Wellborn Root (American, 1850–1891) Peter Bonnett Wight (American, 1838–1925), 1872

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National Park Bank, New York City, New York, Competition Design Drawing
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National Park Bank, New York City, New York, Competition Design Drawing

Peter Bonnett Wight American, 1838–1925, c. 1866

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Fisher Building Addition, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation
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Fisher Building Addition, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation

Peter Joseph Weber (American, 1863-1923) Howells & Stokes (American, Unknown) P J Weber (American, Chicago, born 19th Cen - d. 20th Cen) Lord & Hewlett (American, act. 1920s), 1890 1904.; 1913–1914.; 1893.; 1901; 1917.; 1917–1918; c.1917; 1914.; 1911–1913.

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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.
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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

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Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room: Reconstruction at the Art Institute of Chicago
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Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room: Reconstruction at the Art Institute of Chicago

Adler & Sullivan, original architects; American, 1883-1896 Vinci & Kenny, reconstruction architects; American, 1970-1977, 1893/94 (original built) 1972 (original demolished) 1976/77 (reconstructed)

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Lenox Building, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective
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Lenox Building, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective

Carter, Drake and Wight (American, 1871–1873) Peter Bonnett Wight (American, 1838–1925) John Wellborn Root (American, 1850–1891), 1872

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