Richard Nickel Archive

1850·Black and white and color photographs, black and white and color contact prints, black and white and color slides, black and white and color transparencies, black and white and color negatives, photostats, correspondence, printed papers, photocopies, typescript papers, holograph papers, printed papers, maps, drawings, architectural reprographic prints, realia, VHS videocassettes and CD-ROMs.·152 boxes, 9 oversize portfolios and flatfile materials: W.: 2316.5 cm (912 in.)

The Richard Nickel Archive includes approximately 15,000 negatives, photographs, contact sheets, items of correspondence, documents, architectural drawings and reproductions, digital image files, realia, and other effects, including Nickel’s personal library. The central focus of the Nickel Archive is the photographs and historical files pertaining to the architecture of Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan, known during their partnership from 1880 to 1895 as Adler & Sullivan Architects. The collection also highlights the individual projects of both Adler and Sullivan separately after 1895. In addition to the material related to Adler and Sullivan and the architects of the Chicago School, the collection is particularly rich in the work of the Prairie School and Second Chicago School architectural movements. <a href="http://digital-libraries.artic.edu/cdm/search/collection/findingaids/searchterm/Nickel,%20Richard,%20Archive/field/title/mode/all/conn/and/cosuppress/1">View finding aid.</a> <a href="http://digital-libraries.artic.edu/cdm/search/collection/mqc/searchterm/Nickel,%20Richard,%20Archive/field/subcol/mode/all/conn/and/cosuppress/1">View selected images from this collection.</a> Collection access: Collections may be accessed in the Franke Reading Room of the Research Center at The Art Institute of Chicago, by appointment only. For further information, consult <a href="https://www.artic.edu/archival-collections/contact-usage-and-faq">the FAQ</a>. <a href="https://www.artic.edu/archival-collections/finding-aids">Finding aids by subject</a> <a href="http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/findingaids">Browse all finding aids</a> <a href="http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/mqc">Browse images and media</a> <a href="https://www.artic.edu/archival-collections/oral-histories">Oral histories</a> Contact the Ryerson and Burnham Art and Architecture Archives: archives@artic.edu

Catalogue

Year: 1850
Medium: Black and white and color photographs, black and white and color contact prints, black and white and color slides, black and white and color transparencies, black and white and color negatives, photostats, correspondence, printed papers, photocopies, typescript papers, holograph papers, printed papers, maps, drawings, architectural reprographic prints, realia, VHS videocassettes and CD-ROMs.
Dimensions: 152 boxes, 9 oversize portfolios and flatfile materials: W.: 2316.5 cm (912 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Richard Nickel

Artist

Richard Nickel

Photography

Richard Stanley Nickel was a Polish American architectural photographer and historical preservationist, who was based in Chicago, Illinois. He is best known for his efforts to preserve and document the buildings of architect Louis Sullivan, and the work of the architecture firm of Adler & Sullivan.

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