CHARLES ATWOOD AND .......MacNeil??

FISHER TWINS. FISHER BUILDING. 343 South Dearborn.




These twin boys, located on the building's south facade are reputed to be sons of the the Fisher Building's developer.  But I've been unable to credit the work to a sculptor.  Looking at these..., perhaps, maybe, it just might be.... some early work from Hermon Atkins Macneil.  It would make sense.  Atwood and MacNeil worked together at the World's Fair. Why not again at the Fisher Building -- where ornament on a very sparse frame takes on an almost ironic importance.

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CHARLES ATWOOD. Architecture and Ornament
PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY H. JENKINS AIA

OPEN STUDIO . 10.15.10 NOON TIL SEVEN
55 EAST WASHINGTON STREET - STE 420
CHICAGO 60602

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