Section of a frieze, 1916

During my last visit to the MIA (Minneapolis Institute of Art) I stumbled across this charming polychrome terra-cotta architectural frieze fragment. It was created by George Grant Elmslie, the chief draftsman for architect Louis Sullivan. It was part of the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Hector, MN. This fragment was saved during a remodel of the bank in 1970. It is now on display in Room G300, near various other Frank Lloyd Wright items.

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