{"type": {"key": "/type/work"}, "title": "The legacy of Harry J. Lucas", "subjects": ["Architectural terra-cotta", "Architecture", "Northwestern Terra Cotta Company"], "subject_places": ["Illinois", "Chicago"], "subject_people": ["Harry Lucas"], "authors": [{"type": {"key": "/type/author_role"}, "author": {"key": "/authors/OL1014565A"}}], "description": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "\"Harry J. Lucas (1871-1950), as president of Northwestern Terra Cotta Company, dominated the architectural terra cotta business during the years when it was the building material of choice. His 60-year career paralleled the industry's growth and decline, beginning in 1890 as terra cotta was coming into widespread use as exterior cladding for steel-framed structures, and ending in 1950, when it was replaced by glass and steel.\"--Back cover."}, "key": "/works/OL32896523W", "latest_revision": 1, "revision": 1, "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2022-12-21T22:03:20.994684"}, "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2022-12-21T22:03:20.994684"}}