Homer Grant Sailor (1887-1968) Papers, 1914-1993
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- TitleSailor, Homer Grant, (1887-1968) Papers, 1914-1993
- PublisherArt Institute of Chicago Archives, Research Center, The Art Institute of Chicago,
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Language
- English.
- English
- Date1914-1993
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Physical Description
- 0.5 linear foot (1 box) and 1 portfolio
- Black and white photographic prints,black and white photomechanical prints, mixed media sketches on paper, correspondence, and printed papers.
- RepositoryRyerson and Burnham Art and Architecture Archives, The Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60603-6110 archives@artic.edu https://www.artic.edu/archival-collections
- AbstractPhotographs and papers relating to the work of Chicago Prairie School architect Homer Grant Sailor.
- OriginationSailor, Homer Grant, 1887-1968.
- LocationThe collection is housed in the Art Institute of Chicago Archives’ on-site stacks.
Homer Grant Sailor (1887-1968) graduated from the architecture department at Armour Institute in 1911, and entered Louis Sullivan's practice as a draftsman. He subsequently worked at Chatten & Hammond, state architects for Illinois. In 1917 Sailor entered private practice, designing many residences and low-rise commercial buildings concentrated in Chicago's South Side communities--particularly Englewood and Beverly Hills/Morgan Park--and the northern and western Chicago suburbs.
Thirty-four projects by Homer Sailor are documented in black and white photographs and some plans drawn in ink. These objects were originally placed in an album, which was later disassembled for the safety of the photographs. The projects are arranged in series by building type, and then alphabetically by project name, with the date of construction noted when known.
SERIES I: RESIDENCES. Drawings and photographs are listed in alphabetical order by building name.
SERIES II: APARTMENT BUILDINGS. Drawings and photographs are listed in alphabetical order by building name.
SERIES III: APARTMENT BUILDINGS WITH STORES. Drawings and photographs are listed in alphabetical order by building name.
SERIES IV: COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. Drawings and photographs are listed in alphabetical order by building name.
SERIES V: MISCELLANY. Drawings and photographs for a synagogue are followed by personal photographs, correspondence, and papers related to Sailor's architectural work.
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Names
- Sailor, Homer Grant, 1887-1968.
- Sailor, Homer Grant, 1887-1968--Archives.
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Subject
- Architecture--Illinois--Chicago--20th century--Sources.
- Architectural drawing--20th century--Illinois--Chicago--Sources.
- Architects--Illinois--Chicago--Archives.
- Architecture--Designs and plans--Illinois--Chicago--History--Sources.
- Architecture, Domestic--Illinois--Chicago--History--Sources.
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Homer Grant Sailor Papers, Ryerson and Burnham Art and Architecture Archives, The Art Institute of Chicago.
H. Grant Sailor donated this collection to the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries in 1972 and donated additional materials in 1995.
The bulk of this collection was transferred from the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries to the Ryerson and Burnham Archives in 1990.
The collection was processed by staff of the Ryerson and Burnham Archives. This finding aid was revised and expanded by Annemarie van Roessel in 2003.
The portrait of Homer Grant Sailor and Parker N. Berry has an existing AIC copy negative, as indicated in the inventory listing. Copies of this image may be ordered through the Ryerson and Burnham Archives.