Christopher Williams, “Main Staircase for the Arts Club Chicago, 1948–51 / Steel, travertine marble / 359.4 × 458.8 × 609.3 cm / (141 1/2 × 180 5/8 × 239 7/8″) / Arts Club commission 1948–1951 / Ludwig Mies van der Rohe / 109 East Ontario Street, / Chicago, Illinois, 1951–1995 / Repositioned by John Vinci / 210 East Ontario Street, / Chicago, Illinois / October 1, 1998” (1998)

Christopher Williams, Main Staircase for the Arts Club Chicago, 1948–51 / Steel, travertine marble / 359.4 × 458.8 × 609.3 cm / (141 1/2 × 180 5/8 × 239 7/8″) / Arts Club commission 1948–1951 / Ludwig Mies van der Rohe / 109 East Ontario Street, / Chicago, Illinois, 1951–1995 / Repositioned by John Vinci / 210 East Ontario Street, / Chicago, Illinois / October 1, 1998(1998). Photo: Courtesy The Art Institute of Chicago, Jacob and Bessie Levy Art Encouragement Fund, 2004.18 © Christopher Williams

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Christopher Williams (American, born 1956). Main Staircase for the Arts Club Chicago, 1948–51 / Steel, travertine marble / 359.4 × 458.8 × 609.3 cm / (141 1/2 × 180 5/8 × 239 7/8″) / Arts Club commission 1948–1951 / Ludwig Mies van der Rohe / 109 East Ontario Street, / Chicago, Illinois, 1951–1995 / Repositioned by John Vinci / 210 East Ontario Street, / Chicago, Illinois / October 1, 1998. 1998. Gelatin silver print. Paper: 14 x 11″ (35.6 x 28 cm); framed: 26 x 30″ (66 x 76.2 cm). The Art Institute of Chicago, Jacob and Bessie Levy Art Encouragement Fund, 2004.18 © Christopher Williams


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