Historical Sketch and Description of the Art Institute of Chicago
Author: William Merchant Richardson French
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Published: 1904
Total Pages: 70
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: William Merchant Richardson French
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Published: 1904
Total Pages: 70
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Gloria Lynn Groom
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Published: 2010
Total Pages: 208
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Presents a collection of more than one hundred French impressionist paintings found in the Art Institute of Chicago.
Author: David Hockney
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 60
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Blue Guitar', a group of etchings by David Hockney, accompanied here by a poem of Wallace Stevens 'The Man with the Blue Guitar". The portfolio contains twenty etchings drawn by the artist in London in the Autumn of 1976 and Spring of 1977"-
Author: James B. Cuno
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Published: 2009
Total Pages: 174
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"This volume celebrates the construction of the largest expansion in the history of the Art Institute of Chicago. Designed by Renzo Piano, principal of the Renzo Piano Building Workshop, with offices in Paris and Genoa, the Modern Wing adds a bold new Modernist structure to Chicago's downtown lakefront area, directly across the street from the successful Millennium Park and its major feature, the Jay Pritzker Pavilion designed by Frank Gehry." "The story of the Modern Wing - from its commissioning in 1999, to its groundbreaking in 2005, to its dedication in May 2009 - is told in this volume by the Art Institute's president and directory, James Cuno. In addition, well-known architecture critic Paul Goldberger places the Modern Wing in the context of the Art Institute's existing buildings and its many additions through the years. Throughout this book, the many remarkable features of the Modern Wing - its galleries and grand spaces, its "flying carpet" and its enclosed garden - are celebrated in the photographs of Paul Warchol." --Book Jacket.
Author: Art Institute of Chicago
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Published: 1910
Total Pages: 194
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Sarah Kelly Oehler
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2018-06-19
Total Pages: 249
ISBN-13: 0300232985
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A revelatory reassessment of one of the most influential American artists of the 20th century Charles White (1918–1979) is best known for bold, large-scale paintings and drawings of African Americans, meticulously executed works that depict human relationships and socioeconomic struggles with a remarkable sensitivity. This comprehensive study offers a much-needed reexamination of the artist’s career and legacy. With handsome reproductions of White’s finest paintings, drawings, and prints, the volume introduces his work to contemporary audiences, reclaims his place in the art-historical narrative, and stresses the continuing relevance of his insistent dedication to producing positive social change through art. Tracing White’s career from his emergence in Chicago to his mature practice as an artist, activist, and educator in New York and Los Angeles, leading experts provide insights into White’s creative process, his work as a photographer, his political activism and interest in history, the relationship between his art and his teaching, and the importance of feminism in his work. A preface by Kerry James Marshall addresses White’s significance as a mentor to an entire generation of practitioners and underlines the importance of this largely overlooked artist.
Author: Art Institute of Chicago
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Published: 1904
Total Pages: 118
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Art Institute of Chicago
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Published: 1902
Total Pages: 800
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Constantine Petridis
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2020-11-10
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 0300254326
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A lavishly illustrated selection of highlights from the Art Institute of Chicago’s extraordinary collection of the arts of Africa Featuring a selection of more than 75 works of traditional African art in the Art Institute of Chicago’s collection, this stunning volume includes objects in a wide variety of media from regions across the continent. Essays and catalogue entries by leading art historians and anthropologists attend closely to the meanings and materials of the works themselves in addition to fleshing out original contexts. These experts also underscore the ways in which provenance and collection history are important to understanding how we view such objects today. Celebrating the Art Institute’s collection of traditional African art as one of the oldest and most diverse in the United States, this is a fresh and engaging look at current research into the arts of Africa as well as the potential of future scholarship.