Richard F. Rockford (b. 1947), Rapids (#6), 2019; antique letterpress spacer sticks ("furniture"), plywood, original ink stains (burnished), 30 x 27 x 4 inches; Courtesy of the artist
The varying ceiling heights in the Burchfield Penney lobby were inspired by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, who often used this signature element in the Prairie houses he designed-including the nearby Darwin D. Martin House.