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The '''Lorado Taft Midway Studios''' consist of a converted and relocated [[barn]] that became the art studio of one of the early 20th century's most important [[sculptor]]s, [[Lorado Taft]].<ref name=CL>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/T/TaftMidway.html|title=Lorado Taft's Midway Studios|publisher=City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division|year=2003|accessdate=2007-05-11}}</ref> It is located in the [[Woodlawn, Chicago|Woodlawn]] [[Community areas of Chicago|community area]] of [[Chicago, Illinois]] and is now owned by the [[University of Chicago]].<ref name="NHL"/> It was named a [[Chicago Landmark]] on [[December 1]] [[1993]].<ref name=CL/> It was designated a [[National Historic Landmark]] on [[December 21]], [[1965]],<ref name="NHL"/> and was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on [[October 15]], [[1966]].<ref name="nris"/> It is one of the four [[List of Registered Historic Places in Chicago|Chicago Registered Historic Places]] from the original October 15, 1966 National Register of Historic Places list (along with [[Chicago Pile-1]], [[Hull House]] & [[Robie House]]).<ref name="nris"/> The studios are currently home to the University of Chicago Department of Visual Arts and have been converted to classroom, office, and studio space for students and faculty.
The '''Lorado Taft Midway Studios''' are a historic artist studio complex at South Ingleside Avenue and East 60th Street, on the campus of the [[University of Chicago]] on the South Side of [[Chicago]]. The architecturally haphazard structure, originating as two converted barns and a Victorian house, was used from 1906 to 1929 as the studio of [[Lorado Taft]] (1860-1936), one of the most influential sculptors of the period.<ref name=CL>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/T/TaftMidway.html |title=Lorado Taft's Midway Studios |publisher=City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division |year=2003 |access-date=May 11, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103104736/http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/T/TaftMidway.html |archive-date=January 3, 2009 }}</ref> A [[National Historic Landmark]], it now houses the university's visual arts department.<ref name="nhlsum"/><ref name="nrhpinv2">Blanche Higgins Schroer (April 3, 1976) {{NHLS url|id=66000317|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Lorado Taft Midway Studios}}, National Park Service and {{NHLS url|id=66000317|title=''Accompanying 10 photos, exterior and interior, from 1975 and undated''|photos=y}}</ref>

==Description and history==
The Lorado Taft Midway Studio is a conglomeration of structures standing on the south side of the University of Chicago campus, on the west side of South Ingleside Avenue at East 60th Street. The northern end of the structure is a two-story Victorian house, from which a series of single-story sections extend southward, joining the house to adjacent two-story barn structures, one with a gabled roof and the other with a hip roof. Historically, these elements framed a courtyard that was open to the west, except for a fringing hedge and fence; this has since been filled by additional studio space. The interior is as rambling as the exterior, much of it composed of a warren of smaller studio spaces.<ref name="nrhpinv2"/>

Lorado Taft was educated at the [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign|University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]], receiving both a bachelor's (1879) and master's degree (1880) in art. In the 1880s he continued his studies in [[Paris]], and returned to Chicago in 1885, joining the faculty of the [[Chicago Art Institute]] in 1886.<ref name="nrhpinv2"/> In 1906, Taft moved his main studio from the [[Chicago Loop]] to a brick barn near the [[Midway Plaisance]]. Later, he connected a pair of frame barns to the main building to serve as male and female [[dormitory|dormitories]]. The structure was redesigned by the architectural firm of [[Pond and Pond]] to contain 13 studios for Taft and affiliated sculptors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ead.lib.uchicago.edu/view-ead.xqy?id=ICU.SPCL.BG&q=Pond+and+Pond&c=a&sub=Architecture+--+Illinois+--+Chicago+--+History&page=#id1489898120|title=Guide to the University of Chicago Department of Building and Grounds Records: 1892-1965|publisher=University of Chicago|year=2006|work=University of Chicago Library, Series II, Subseries 3: Buildings|edition=J-R, Box 13, Folder 3|access-date=April 9, 2009|archive-date=February 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228063816/https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/scrc/finding-aids/?id=ICU.SPCL.BG&q=Pond+and+Pond&c=a&sub=Architecture+--+Illinois+--+Chicago+--+History&page=#id1489898120|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Lorado Taft: Sculptor and Citizen|author=Taft, Ada Bartlett|year=1946|publisher=Mary Taft Smith|page=28}}</ref>

The building was designated a [[National Historic Landmark]] on December 21, 1965, and was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on October 15, 1966.<ref name="nris"/> It is one of the four [[List of Registered Historic Places in Chicago|Chicago Registered Historic Places]] from the original October 15, 1966 National Register of Historic Places list (along with [[Chicago Pile-1]], [[Hull House]], and [[Robie House]]).<ref name="nris"/> On December 1, 1993, it was named a [[Chicago Landmark]].<ref name=CL/>

Today, the building is home to the university's Department of Visual Arts and Creative Writing program, and has been renovated to be classrooms, offices, and studios for students and faculty.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Image:20070601 Lorado Taft Midway Studio (2).JPG|Entrance
File:20070601 Lorado Taft Midway Studio (2).JPG|Entrance
Image:20070601 Lorado Taft Midway Studio.JPG|View from southeast
File:20070601 Lorado Taft Midway Studio.JPG|View from southeast
File:Taft at work on Fountain of Time.jpg|[[Lorado Taft]] at work on ''[[Fountain of the Great Lakes]]'' in 1913 in his Midway Studios
File:Woodlawn_Streetmap_Image.png|Lorado Taft Midway Studios (red rectangle) is just south of the Midway Plaisance. ''[[Fountain of Time]]'' (red oval) is in the southeast portion of [[Washington Park, Chicago (park)|Washington Park]] immediately west of the [[Midway Plaisance]]. ([[Chicago Park District]] in green, [[University of Chicago]] in pink)
</gallery>
</gallery>

==See also==
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*[[List of National Historic Landmarks in Illinois]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in South Side Chicago]]


==Notes==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/findingaids/view.php?eadid=ICU.SPCL.MIDWAYSTUDIO Guide to the University of Chicago Midway Studios Records 1887-1994] at the [https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/scrc/ University of Chicago Special Collections Research Center]

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Latest revision as of 06:38, 28 February 2024

Lorado Taft Midway Studios
View from northeast.
Lorado Taft Midway Studios is located in Chicago metropolitan area
Lorado Taft Midway Studios
Lorado Taft Midway Studios is located in Illinois
Lorado Taft Midway Studios
Lorado Taft Midway Studios is located in the United States
Lorado Taft Midway Studios
LocationSouth Ingleside Ave. and E. 60th St., Chicago, IL
Coordinates41°47′8″N 87°36′12.63″W / 41.78556°N 87.6035083°W / 41.78556; -87.6035083
Arealess than one acre
Built1906 (1906)
ArchitectLorado Taft, Pond and Pond
NRHP reference No.66000317
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLDecember 21, 1965[2]
Designated CLDecember 1, 1993

The Lorado Taft Midway Studios are a historic artist studio complex at South Ingleside Avenue and East 60th Street, on the campus of the University of Chicago on the South Side of Chicago. The architecturally haphazard structure, originating as two converted barns and a Victorian house, was used from 1906 to 1929 as the studio of Lorado Taft (1860-1936), one of the most influential sculptors of the period.[3] A National Historic Landmark, it now houses the university's visual arts department.[2][4]

Description and history

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The Lorado Taft Midway Studio is a conglomeration of structures standing on the south side of the University of Chicago campus, on the west side of South Ingleside Avenue at East 60th Street. The northern end of the structure is a two-story Victorian house, from which a series of single-story sections extend southward, joining the house to adjacent two-story barn structures, one with a gabled roof and the other with a hip roof. Historically, these elements framed a courtyard that was open to the west, except for a fringing hedge and fence; this has since been filled by additional studio space. The interior is as rambling as the exterior, much of it composed of a warren of smaller studio spaces.[4]

Lorado Taft was educated at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, receiving both a bachelor's (1879) and master's degree (1880) in art. In the 1880s he continued his studies in Paris, and returned to Chicago in 1885, joining the faculty of the Chicago Art Institute in 1886.[4] In 1906, Taft moved his main studio from the Chicago Loop to a brick barn near the Midway Plaisance. Later, he connected a pair of frame barns to the main building to serve as male and female dormitories. The structure was redesigned by the architectural firm of Pond and Pond to contain 13 studios for Taft and affiliated sculptors.[5][6]

The building was designated a National Historic Landmark on December 21, 1965, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.[1] It is one of the four Chicago Registered Historic Places from the original October 15, 1966 National Register of Historic Places list (along with Chicago Pile-1, Hull House, and Robie House).[1] On December 1, 1993, it was named a Chicago Landmark.[3]

Today, the building is home to the university's Department of Visual Arts and Creative Writing program, and has been renovated to be classrooms, offices, and studios for students and faculty.

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Taft, Lorado, Midway Studios". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Lorado Taft's Midway Studios". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. Archived from the original on January 3, 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2007.
  4. ^ a b c Blanche Higgins Schroer (April 3, 1976) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Lorado Taft Midway Studios, National Park Service and Accompanying 10 photos, exterior and interior, from 1975 and undated
  5. ^ "Guide to the University of Chicago Department of Building and Grounds Records: 1892-1965". University of Chicago Library, Series II, Subseries 3: Buildings (J-R, Box 13, Folder 3 ed.). University of Chicago. 2006. Archived from the original on February 28, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
  6. ^ Taft, Ada Bartlett (1946). Lorado Taft: Sculptor and Citizen. Mary Taft Smith. p. 28.
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