Chicago, the Chapel
Donald Shaw MacLaughlan's 1931 work captures the towering Rockefeller Chapel at the University of Chicago, making it look like a medieval cathedral planted right in the middle of a modern campus. Notice the tiny vintage cars parked on the left and people lounging on the lawn in the foreground—they aren't just there for decoration, they show off just how gigantic that soaring Gothic tower really is! The artist perfectly balances the heavy, historic stone of the chapel with the light, breezy clouds above, creating a wonderful time capsule of Chicago's academic life in the early 20th century.
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