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Harry Weese

1915

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Harry Weese was an American photographer known for his precise documentation of vernacular architecture and the built environment. Working primarily in black and white, he captured the structural logic and material character of ordinary buildings, bridges, and industrial structures with a clarity that elevated everyday construction into formal study. His photographs demonstrate a modernist sensibility informed by close observation of American infrastructure and regional building traditions. Weese's work established photography as a critical tool for architectural understanding and preservation.

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Artworks (11)

Grand Avenue Connector to Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, Annotated Concept Sketch

1979 · Ink, graphite, colored pencil, and colored ink markers on tracing paper

44 × 59 cm (17 3/8 × 23 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1992 World's Fair, Chicago, Illinois: Pespective Rendering of Ferris Wheel, Looking West through Navy Pier Atrium

1977 · Ink on tracing paper

21.5 × 28 cm (8 1/2 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

South Loop New Town Alternatives, Harbor Island, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective Sketch

1975 · Magic marker, flair pen, and ink on paper

25.8 × 20 cm (10 1/8 × 7 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Downtown Skyline from Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective

1972 · Ink on paper

21.5 × 27.8 cm (8 1/2 × 10 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

View of World's Fair from Lake, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective

1972 · Ink on paper

21.5 × 27.8 cm (8 1/2 × 10 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Navy Pier Development for 1992 World's Fair, Chicago, Illinois, Aerial Perspective

1972 · Pencil and oil pastel on tracing paper

30.5 × 50.6 cm (12 1/16 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Navy Pier Development for 1992 World's Fair, Chicago, Illinois, Aerial Perspective

1972 · Pencil on tracing paper collage

30 × 50.6 cm (11 13/16 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Boston City Hall Competition, Boston, Massachusetts, Perspective Drawing

1962 · Graphite on yellow tracing paper

60.9 × 100.3 cm (24 × 39 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Harry M. Weese Papers

1915 · Notebooks, architectural drawings, correspondence, handwritten notes, manuscript, typescript, printed matter, photographic material, photocopies, ephemera, realia, drawings, legal documentation, financial documentation, clippings, and scrapbook.

28 boxes, 1 portfolio, 2 oversize portfolios and flatfile materials: W.: 701.1 cm (276 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago City Improvements, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective

1901 · Ink and pencil on tracing paper

Approx.: 68.5 × 105 cm (26 15/16 × 41 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Baldwin Kingrey Collection

Correspondence, printed materials, typescript papers, photocopies, black and white photographs, color laser prints and negatives.

4 boxes: W.: 53.4 cm (21 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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