Chicago Landmarks
 

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Funding

The original development of the Landmarks web site was financed (in part) with federal funds from the Department of the Interior, administered by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. However, the contents and opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of the Interior nor the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, nor does the mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation by the Department of the Interior nor the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.

This program receives Federal financial assistance for identification and protection of historic properties. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the U.S. Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or disability or age in its federally assisted programs. If you believe you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility as described above, or if you desire further information, please write to:

Equal Opportunity Program Office
National Park Service
2101 "I" Street, N.W
5th Floor
Org Code 2652
Washington, D.C. 20005
or Equal Employment Opportunity Office
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
One Old State Capitol Plaza
Springfield, IL 62701

Photographs & Illustrations

Many of the City's collection of older landmark photographs were taken by the following professional photographers:

  • Richard Nickel: Nickel was the first photographer engaged by the newly formed Commission on Chicago Historial and Architectural Landmarks in 1969, bringing with him a nationwide reputation for architectural photography and scholarship in Chicago's architectural history. He had been a student of photography at IIT's Institute of Design under Aaron Siskind. While documenting the demolition of Adler & Sullivan's Chicago Stock Exchange Building in 1972, Nickel was killed in a structural collapse at the site. He is the subject of the book, They All Fall Down, by Richard Cahan (Preservation Press, 1994).
  • Barbara Crane: Crane is an internationally-recognized photographer and educator who worked with the Landmarks Commission between 1972 and 1979. She received her master's degree from IIT's Institute of Design, where she studied with famed photographer Aaron Siskind. She is a professor of photography at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and has had numerous exhibitions of her work.
  • Bob Thall: Thall is a well-known photographer of architecture and the urban landscape who has done work for the Landmarks Commission since 1979. He received his master's degree in photography from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is professor of photography at Columbia College in Chicago, and has had numerous exhibitions. A book of his photographs, The Perfect City, was published by Johns Hopkins Press in 1993.
  • Stephen Beal: Beal worked with the Commission between 1981 and 1984. He received his master's degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he studied with noted photographer Harold Allen. He has taught at the School since 1986, and has done work for the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois. He has had numerous exhibitions of his photography work.

Photo credits attributed to CCL were taken by staff of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks. These images are ©Copyrighted to the City of Chicago, and/or the Commission on Chicago Landmarks.

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