Louis H. Sullivan (1856-1924) was a crucial figure of the Chicago School of architecture. Known for his major projects with Dankmar Adler--including the Wainwright Building in St. Louis and the Auditorium Building in Chicago--and for his distinctive organic ornamentation, Sullivan helped to establish Chicago's architectural reputation and was a key influence on the later generation of modernist architects. Alison Fisher is the Harold and Margot Schiff Curator of Architecture and Design at the Art Institute of Chicago. She specializes in alternative histories of modern architecture, design, and urbanism and has curated many exhibitions in these areas, including Bertrand Goldberg: Architecture of Invention; The City Lost and Found: Capturing New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, 1960-1980; and Bauhaus Chicago: Design in the City; and Bruce Goff: Material Worlds.