Daniel Burnham Architectural Beaux Arts Bronze Chandelier Lamp

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Daniel Burnham Architectural Beaux Arts Bronze Chandelier Lamp

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Monumental bronze torchere top by Daniel Burnham. A great opportunity to repurpose a very large historic bronze work as a hanging chandelier. Reference photos included showing how this was originally used in the station building. Louis Sullivan time period. Wikipedia Reference info: Planning and construction: Growth in passenger traffic, as well as a civic push to consolidate numerous railroad terminals, led to a proposal for an enlarged Union Station on the same site. The second Union Station would be built by the Chicago Union Station Company. This was a new company formed by all the railroads that had used the first station, save for the Chicago and Alton, which became a tenant in the new station. The architect was Daniel Burnham of Chicago, who died before its completion. The firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst and White completed the work to Burnham's designs. Work began on the massive project in 1913, and the station finally opened twelve years later on May 16, 1925; some viaduct work continued into 1927. The construction cost was projected to be $65,000,000. Construction was delayed several times by World War I, labour shortages and strikes. The construction of the station also involved the demolition and relocation of some previously existing buildings such as the Butler Brother's Warehouse along the Chicago River. It is one of about a dozen monumental Beaux-Arts railroad stations that were among the most complicated architectural programs of the era called the "American Renaissance", combining traditional architecture with engineering technology, circulation patterning and urban planning. Union Station was hailed as an outstanding achievement in railroad facility planning. The station's ornate Beaux-Arts main waiting room, the "Great Hall", is one of the great interior public spaces in the United States. It has vaulted skylight, statuary, and connecting lobbies, staircases, and balconies. Enormous wooden benches were arranged in the room for travelers to wait for connections, and two specially-designed underground taxicab drives were built to protect travelers from the weather. The station featured a large, open concourse along the river, with massive steel arches holding up the roof, and several stairways leading passengers down to the platform.

Creator:
Daniel H. Burnham (Workshop/Studio)
Dimensions:
Height: 15 in (38.1 cm)Diameter: 30.75 in (78.11 cm)
Style:
Beaux Arts (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Metal
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
Early 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
Late 19th-Early20th Century
Condition:
Seller Location:
Chicago, IL
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU97869058323