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Book SynopsisA visual and historical tour of a unique facet of modern American architecture
Trade ReviewHonorable Mention, PSP Awards for Excellence in Professional/Scholarly Publishing, 2002.
"Louis Sullivan, strangely enough, is still being discovered. As important as he was, most of the earlier books concentrated on the high points, the popular dramatic photos, and were less rigorously scholarly. Ronald E. Schmitt's documentation in breadth and depth is highly effective. The diaspora of Sullivan's work is finally being addressed."
— Ben Weese, Weese Langley Weese Architects, Chicago
"This book is the first of its kind and fills a wide gap in our understanding of the architecture of the early twentieth century. It is time to recognize that Louis Sullivan had an even greater influence over a wider area than anyone previously realized. Not only has Ronald E. Schmitt written an interesting book, he has written an important one."
— Wilbert R. Hasbrouck, architect and restoration consultant, Chicago
"Sullivanesque: Urban Architecture and Ornamentation is a beautifully written and illustrated book, offering a wide variety of new insights. It reveals the extent of Sullivan's influence on American architecture, one that reached far beyond his superb buildings. . . . Effusive praise is due to the author for his wonderful addition to the steadily growing body of terra-cotta literature."
— Susan Tunick, author of Terra- Cotta Skyline
