Graceland
Cemetery
Wealthy people sometimes commission
great architects to design memorials for them or, as in this case,
their wives. Such was the case when Henry Getty had Louis Sullivan,
the noted architect, design this mausoleum in 1890. Getty had
made a fortune in lumber and could afford the best.
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The Getty tomb definitely mixes art and
architecture in an effective way: Art Nouveau and geometric
elements coexist in a pleasing combination. Some commentators
call this structure "the beginning of modern architecture."
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The design of the brass gates has that
organic feel that characterizes Art Nouveau.
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Geometric detail in the wall decoration
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A Virtual Tour of Chicago's Cemeteries
© 2002 Joe Kelley
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