I learned about the great American architect Louis Sullivan through my readings about Frank Lloyd Wright (he was a mentor to FLW) and by living in Buffalo, where his landmark Guaranty Building stands.

Sullivan was an interesting character — achieving great fame as one of the fathers of the modern skyscraper, then ending his career with a few small commissions, such as small banks in small towns like Owatonna, Minnesota.

Now he’s making a comeback in popular culture, thanks to the new documentary, Louis Sullivan:  The Struggle for American Architecture.