Screen fragment

Designer: George Grant Elmslie

1928

Plywood, oak veneer

Minneapolis Institute of Art

A decorative screen fragment features geometric and organic cutouts in a dark wood veneer against a white background. The design is abstract and symmetrical. This is a section of an organ screen panel from the Western Springs Congregational Church in Western Springs, Illinois. While the church is a fairly traditional ecclesiastical design, the musical notes of this sawed wood screen fragment have the playful spirit of Elmslie's Prairie School designs. It was probably removed during remodeling in the 1950s. [Insert photo of church interior here - NWAA photo] Gallery Not on View Gift of David and Patricia Gebhard