Edward Bennett's second watercolor sketch for frontispiece for 1909 Plan of Chicago
Title
Edward Bennett's second watercolor sketch for frontispiece for 1909 Plan of Chicago
Subject
Plan of Chicago prepared under the direction of the Commercial club during the years 1906, 1907, and 1908
Bird's-eye views--1900-1910
Description
A bird's-eye view watercolor sketch of Chicago and environs by Edward H. Bennett.
This is one of two such sketches found on a few pages of a scrapbook, retained by Bennett in 1953 when he donated much of his material to the Art Institute. Also located nearby in this removed section of a scrapbook is the image of Burnham writing at the work table in the Plan studio (perhaps but otherwise unprovable that DHB was caught in the act of drafting the text of the Plan). The organizing principle of these retained images seems to be personal mementoes of creating the Plan.
Thus, it appears to be one of two sketches perhaps shown to project artist Jules Guerin as guidance to him for his rendering of a bird's-eye view of Chicago's reach up the lake, etc. to appear as the frontispiece (opposite the title-page) for the 1909 Plan.
This is one of two such sketches found on a few pages of a scrapbook, retained by Bennett in 1953 when he donated much of his material to the Art Institute. Also located nearby in this removed section of a scrapbook is the image of Burnham writing at the work table in the Plan studio (perhaps but otherwise unprovable that DHB was caught in the act of drafting the text of the Plan). The organizing principle of these retained images seems to be personal mementoes of creating the Plan.
Thus, it appears to be one of two sketches perhaps shown to project artist Jules Guerin as guidance to him for his rendering of a bird's-eye view of Chicago's reach up the lake, etc. to appear as the frontispiece (opposite the title-page) for the 1909 Plan.
Creator
Bennett, Edward H. (Edward Herbert), 1874-1954
Publisher
Marcia O. and Edward H. Bennett III Collection
Date
1907? - 1909?
Rights
Relation
Marcia O. and Edward H. Bennett III Collection (Lake Forest College)
Format
image/tiff
Type
Image
Identifier
lfspbennett00108.tif
Coverage
before 1909
Lake Michigan, southwest end
Chicago region
Original Format
watercolor on paper
Physical Dimensions
1 leaf : 26.6 x 20.3 cm (10 1/5 x 8 in)
Files
Collection
Citation
Bennett, Edward H. (Edward Herbert), 1874-1954
, “Edward Bennett's second watercolor sketch for frontispiece for 1909 Plan of Chicago,” Digital Collections - Lake Forest College, accessed April 24, 2024, https://collections.lakeforest.edu/items/show/2090.