Architect Louis Henri Sullivan's Bank in Grinnell, IA + Country Club Chicken Salad

The Merchants National Bank, Grinnell, was designed by Louis Sullivan, c 1914.

This bank building now serves as Grinnell's Chamber of Commerce

and is located in the historic downtown district of Grinnell, Iowa.

ART

MERCHANT'S NATIONAL BANK

BY CHICAGO ARCHITECT 

LOUIS HENRI SULLIVAN

A fabulous architectural gem can be found in the middle of "no-where". The slogan for the excellent liberal arts college in Grinnell of the same name is: "Where in the Hell, is Grinnell?" 

Almost 100 years ago, the famous architect, Louis Sullivan was commissioned to design a bank in Grinnell, Iowa. It is interesting to drive past hundred of miles of corn fields to finally arrive at this quaint small town with a beautiful and architecturally important bank designed by Chicago's favorite turn-of-the-century architect Louis Henri Sullivan hidden in Grinnell's downtown area.

The simple brick facade allows the jewel-like rose window ornament to shine in its classic Sullivanesque busy detail.

A lion's head acts as a rain downspout.

The metal bank sign with Sullivan detail.

Exterior view of the stained glass window wall.

Interior view of the stained glass window wall.

An original drawing showing how to carve a detail of the bank.

Original bank 1st floor plan.

A photographic portrait of Chicago's famous architect, Louis Sullivan. 

Detail of ceramic tiles on a support column.

Detail of exterior covered entry area.

Interior of Bank - Lobby clock.

Leaf designs decorate the exterior.

All details are made from hand carved ceramic tiles.

Interior view of lobby.

Beautifully designed, golden, winged lions hold shields of the bank's logo and flank the front door.  

(All photographs were taken on location with permission and are copyright © Jack A. Atkinson, 2012)

FOOD

COUNTRY CLUB 

CHICKEN SALAD

The fabulous 1950's was a high point for the country club lifestyle. One  standard menu item at all good country clubs was fresh chicken salad. 

From shredding the chicken breast by hand, to adding just the right amount of mayo and hard boiled eggs makes this recipe worthy of a fine country club's pool-side menu.

Chicken Salad 

Ingredients:

2 cups roasted chicken, shredded, chopped & cold

1 cup chopped celery

1/4 cup chopped pecans

1/2 cup sliced green seedless grapes

1/4 cup sweet pickle relish

3/4 cup mayonnaise

2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped

1 lemon, juiced.

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Mix chicken, celery, pickle relish, pecans & grapes.  

2. Add mayonnaise, mix well.

3. Fold in chopped eggs, blend.

Add lemon juice, salt & pepper to taste.

4. Serve on rolls, in a hollowed-out tomato, on a crisp lettuce leaf or on toast (with addition mayo on the toast.)

Until later,

Jack

ARTSnFOOD, is an online publication about the pleasures that the Arts & Food bring to our lives. All rights reserved. Concept & Original Text © Copyright 2012 Jack A. Atkinson under all International intellectual property and copyright laws. Images © individual artists, fabricators, respective owners or assignees.

Warhol's Influence Shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC + Juicy Turkey Meatloaf

Warhol "Jackie Portrait" & Alex Katz "Portrait of Lita" 

ART:

Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists, Fifty Years

at the Met, NYC.

Through Decrmber 31, 2012

For decades, critics have observed that Andy Warhol exerted an enormous impact on contemporary art, but until now, no exhibition has explored the full nature or extent of that influence. The Met is now showing approximately forty-five works by Warhol alongside one hundred works by sixty other artists in their Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists, Fifty Years. The exhibition juxtaposes prime examples of Warhol's paintings, sculpture, and films with those by other artists who in some way have reinterpreted, responded to, or reacted to his work. The exhibition that emerges is a fascinating dialogue between artworks and artists, across several generations.

Selected works from the exhibition.

Ai Weiwei (Chinese, born 1957). Neolithic Vase with Coca-Cola Logo, 2010. Paint on Neolithic vase (5000–3000 B.C.), 9 3/4 x 9 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (24.8 x 24.8 x 24.8 cm). Mary Boone, New York. Courtesy: Mary Boone Gallery, New York

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Big Campbell's Soup Can, 19¢ (Beef Noodle), 1962. Acrylic and graphite on canvas, 72 x 54 1/2 in. (182.9 x 138.4 cm). The Menil Collection, Houston. © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Flowers, 1964. Acrylic and silkscreen on canvas, 24 x 24 in. (61 x 61 cm). Mugrabi Collection. © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Flowers, 1964. Acrylic and silkscreen on canvas, 24 x 24 in. (61 x 61 cm). Mugrabi Collection. © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Marilyn Monroe's Lips, 1962. Synthetic polymer, silkscreen, and graphite on canvas, 82 3/4 x 80 3/4 in. (210.2 x 205.1 cm) left panel; 82 3/4 x 82 3/8 in. (210.2 x 209.2 cm) right panel. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972. © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Before and After I, 1961. Casein on canvas, 68 x 54 in. (172.7 x 137.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Halston, 1981 (1981.536.1). © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Brillo Soap Pads Box, 1964. Silkscreen and enamel on plywood, 17 x 17 x 14 in. (43.2 x 43.2 x 35.6 cm). Collection of Gilbert and Lila Silverman, Detroit. © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Cow Wallpaper [Pink on Yellow], 1966. Silkscreen on wallpaper, 46 x 28 in. (116.8 x 71.1 cm) each. The Andy Warhol Museum. © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Green Coca-Cola Bottles, 1962. Silkscreen, acrylic, and graphite on canvas, 82 3/8 x 57 in. (209.2 x 144.8 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Purchase, with funds from the Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art. © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Icebox, 1961. Oil, ink, and graphite on canvas, 67 x 53 1/8 in. (170.2 x 134.9 cm). The Menil Collection, Houston. © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1984. Acrylic and silkscreen on canvas, 90 x 70 in. (228.6 x 177.8 cm). The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., 1998.1.498. © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Nine Jackies, 1964. Acrylic and silkscreen on canvas, 65 x 53 x 2 in. (165.1 x 134.6 x 5.1 cm) overall. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Halston, 1983 (1983.606.14-.22). © 2012 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Screen Test: Nico, 1966. Still of a 16mm film transferred to DVD, black and white, 4 min. Collection of The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. © 2012 The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, a museum of Carnegie Institute. All rights reserved.

Christopher Wool (American, born 1955). Untitled, 1988. Alykd and flashe on aluminum, 72 x 48 in. (182.9 x 121.9 cm). Courtesy the artist and Luhring Augustine, New York

Chuck Close (American, born 1940), Phil, 1969. Synthetic polymer on canvas, 108 1/4 x 84 x 2 3/4 in. (275 x 213.4 x 7 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Purchase, with funds from Mrs. Robert M. Benjamin. AW.2.14. © Chuck Close, courtesy The Pace Gallery

Cindy Sherman (American, born 1954). Untitled, 1982. Chromogenic print, ed. 43 of 125, 15 7/16 x 7 1/8 in. (39.2 x 18.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Eugene M. Schwartz Gift, 1983 (1983.1101). Courtesy of the artist and Metro Pictures, New York

Edward Ruscha (American, born 1937). Burning Gas Station, 1966. Oil on canvas, 20 1/2 x 39 in. (52.1 x 99.1 cm). Courtesy Gagosian Gallery. © Ed Ruscha

Elizabeth Peyton (American, born 1965). Blue Kurt, 1995. Oil on canvas, 20 x 16 in. Private collection, New York. Courtesy of the artist and Gavin Brown's enterprise. © Elizabeth Peyton

Francesco Vezzoli (Italian, born 1971). Liza Minnelli, 1999. Cotton embroidery on canvas in artist’s frame, 14 x 12 3/8 in. (35.5 x 31.5 cm) overall. Galleria Franco Noero, Torino, Italy. © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SIAE, Rome

Gerhard Richter (German, born 1932). Helga Matura, 1966. Oil on canvas, 70 7/8 x 43 5/16 in. (180 x 110 cm). Art Gallery of Ontario. © Atelier Gerhard Richter 2012

Jeff Koons (American, born 1955). Wall Relief with Bird, 1991. Polychromed wood, 72 x 50 x 27 in. (182.9 x 127 x 68.6 cm). Private collection. © Jeff Koons

Karen Kilimnik (American, born 1955). Marie Antoinette out for a walk at her petite Hermitage, France, 1750, 2005. Oil on canvas, 20 x 15 in. (50.8 x 38.1 cm). Private collection, promised gift to the Art Institute of Chicago. Courtesy 303 Gallery, New York

Kelley Walker (American, born 1969). Black Star Press: Black Star, Black Press, Star, 2004. Silkscreened chocolate and digital print on canvas, 36 x 28 in. (91.4 x 71.1 cm) each; 36 x 84 in. (91.4 x 213/4 cm) overall. Beth Rudin de Woody. © Kelley Walker. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery, New York

Douglas Gordon (British, born 1966). Self-Portrait as Kurt Cobain, as Andy Warhol, as Myra Hindley, as Marilyn Monroe, (detail), 1996. Chromogenic print, 29 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. (75 x 75 cm). Audrey Irmas, Los Angeles, CA © 2012 Studio lost but found. Courtesy Gagosian Gallery

Jeff Koons (American, born 1955). Michael Jackson and Bubbles, 1988. Porcelain, 42 x 70 1/2 x 32 1/2 in. (106.7 x 179.1 x 82.6 cm). San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Purchase through the Marian and Bernard Messenger Fund and restricted funds. © Jeff Koons

(Photos of the exhibition courtesy of Metropolitan Musem of Art, Press Department & their Facebook page)

FOOD

Leave Some for ME!  

Turkey Meatloaf

INGREDIENTS

1 package of ground turkey (1.25 lbs, no more than 2 lbs)

1 cup of fresh bread crumbs chopped in a food processor

1/2 large onion diced or 1 small onion diced

1 small can of tomato paste mixed with 1 can water  

1 egg beaten

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

Special Sauce

DIRECTIONS

Pre-heat oven to 350*

Delute the Tomato Paste with 1 can water, blend into smooth sauce (reserve 1/4 of mix for sauce)

Mix ingredients together well.

Form into a loaf in the center of a 9" x 12" baking dish

Pour all of the Special Sauce over the meat loaf

Bake for 1 1/4 hours, taking the dish out to baste half way through

Remove dish from oven, baste thoroughly

Serve in slices, warm, at room temp or cold, with sauce ladled onto each slice.

SPECIAL SAUCE

reserved tomato sauce

1cup water

2Tbsp liquid yellow mustard

2 Tbsp white vinegar

2 Tbsp brown sugar or molasses

Combine all ingredients, mix well

Pour over, to cover, meat loaf in baking dish

The dish will be soft immediately out of the oven but will firm up as it cools.

It is the most moist and loose while hot - I think it is best fresh and warm, but it is good at every stage.

(Source: Original Recipe)

Until later,

Jack

ARTSnFOOD, All rights reserved. Concept & Original Text © Copyright 2012 Jack A. Atkinson under all International intellectual property and copyright laws. Images © individual artists, fabricators,respective owners or assignees.