Chicago Reflected: A Skyline Drawing from the Chicago River - Hardcover

Chicago Reflected: A Skyline Drawing from the Chicago River - Hardcover

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Chicago Reflected: A Skyline Drawing from the Chicago River - Hardcover
  • Chicago Reflected: A Skyline Drawing from the Chicago River - Hardcover
Chicago Reflected: A Skyline Drawing from the Chicago River - Hardcover

Chicago Reflected: A Skyline Drawing from the Chicago River - Hardcover

$29.95
$29.95

by Ryan Chester (Author), Thomas Dyja (Memoir by)

A unique and playful hand-drawn exploration of the Chicago River's landscape, documented on an eleven-foot-long foldout.
In March 2020, architect Ryan Chester began drawing the Chicago River for at least one hour every day. Using only a pen, he moved methodically along a single massive roll of paper. As each chaotic, isolating day of the COVID-19 pandemic passed, he stayed connected with his adopted city by carefully documenting by hand the beautiful intricacies of Chicago's riverfront architecture, boats, and bridges.

As completed, Chester's two-foot-high, fifty-five-foot-long drawing is a unique vision. In addition to dozens of accurately depicted buildings, Chester included pieces of Chicago's past, including the Union Station Concourse Building that was demolished in 1969 and the immense SS Eastland, which sank in the river in 1915, killing hundreds of people. Recent architecture is featured as well, including Studio Gang's St. Regis Chicago tower and the Bank of America Tower by Goettsch Partners.

An essay by acclaimed writer Thomas Dyja accompanies the accordion-fold presentation of Chester's drawing, enhancing this remarkable volume that will delight any fan of Chicago, architecture, or art. Chicago Reflected opens up fresh vistas of the stunning, ever-evolving architectural landscape that can be found only in Chicago.

Author Biography

Ryan Chester is a practicing architect in Chicago. He teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Number of Pages: 16
Dimensions: 1 x 8.7 x 11.3 IN
Publication Date: November 28, 2023

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