Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886–1969)
According to Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s obituary in the New York Times, S. R. Crown Hall (1956) was Mies’ favorite design project, with the Chicago Federal Center [Everett M. Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, John C. Kluczynski Federal Building, and U.S. Post Office, Loop Station] (1964, 1973, 1974) being his second favorite. Thanks to the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts and architect Sidney Epstein, one member of a group of architects who worked with Mies on the Federal Center project, the story behind this photo [above] of Mies and his bronze bust can be told.