Important 20th Century Design 
3 December 2006
Important 20th Century Design 
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George Washington Maher

Poppy window from the Magerstadt House, Chicago, Kenwood District

USA, c. 1910
stained glass, zinc cane, oak 31¼ h × 19¼ w × 1 d in (79 × 49 × 3 cm)
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $5,100
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A contemporary of Frank Lloyd Wright, George Washington Maher was a Prairie School architect whose work is known for implementing organic forms to soften the overt geometry of his architecture. Maher would incorporate an indigenous flower as a unifying motif for a particular project. He used the Poppy motif extensively in his most important commissions.

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