Sullivan Wall Relief - Item #827

22.5 Inches High x 22.5 Inches Wide x 2.25 Inch Deep Price is for one panel. This wall panel is a repeatable pattern that can be placed side by side or alone as a single decorative relief. Louis Henry Sullivan’s only commission in New York City is the Bayard-Condict Building. Located at 65 Bleecker Street, the 12-story building was considered a skyscraper at the time of its completion in 1899. It is a steel-frame building covered in brick walls with a white terracotta façade composed of over 7,000 pieces. In 1976 it was designated as a National Historic Landmark and included in the National Register of Historic Places. This sculpted piece is one of the repeating tiles on the exterior of the building that forms the soffit. The soffit is the underside of the cornice, which is a decorated, horizontal molding at the top of a wall, architectural feature, or piece of furniture. The piece is highly ornate and thoughtfully-designed – the hallmark of Sullivan’s ornamentation. The geometric lin