Highlights of the Art Institute of Chicago

Abstract

"A showcase of two hundred of the Art Institute of Chicago’s iconic works from around the world and across human time. From ancient Roman statuary and Chinese ceramics to medieval metalwork and contemporary paintings, Highlights of the Art Institute of Chicago presents two hundred of the museum’s signature works. Selected from a world-class collection of nearly 300,000 objects, this publication encompasses the full range of artistic media, spanning print, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, video, and cultural objects. An illustrated timeline explores the Art Institute’s rich history, contextualizing its architecture and foundational collections within the city. Offering an exciting variety of perspectives, texts by the museum’s curators and by artists, architects, and specialists inspire readers to make new and unexpected connections among some of the world’s best-known works of art, such as Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks, Grant Wood’s American Gothic, Georges Seurat’s Sunday on La Grande Jatte, and Katsushika Hokusai’s Great Wave. Readers will find answers to some of the Art Institute of Chicago’s most frequently asked questions about the Thorne Miniature Rooms, the many Stacks of Wheat painted by Claude Monet, and more"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents

A history of the Art Institute of Chicago -- Works 1-32 -- Are the horses real? -- Works 33-64 -- It's a small world -- Works 65-74 -- Floating worlds -- Works 75-88 -- A stack for every season -- Works 89-108 -- What's in a frame? -- Works 109-130 -- Towers on the prairie -- Works 131-142 -- Surrealism, Chicago-style -- Works 143-154 -- The school in a museum -- Works 155-192 -- Plains art in the city -- Works 193-198.