Black-and-white photo made from inside the lobby at 211 S Clark Street, Chicago. A floor-to-ceiling glass wall divides the view into narrow rectangles. Behind and reflected in the glass, a high-rise facade forms a dense checkerboard. At the center, the curved arch of Alexander Calder’s “Flamingo” appears as a bright sweep against the grid. Outside, a few small pedestrian silhouettes and cars move across Federal Plaza. Round lobby lights repeat as white dots in the panes, and the polished floor mirrors parts of the scene. The image contrasts strict vertical lines and repeating patterns with one bold curve.

through the glass at 211 S Clark, windows, lobby mullions, and the bright arch of Calder’s Flamingo
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