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The Art Institute of Chicago: From 1879 to the Modern Wing

This new book on the history of the museum’s buildings has been written by Erin Hogan, the Art Institute’s Director of Public Affairs. It will be published by Scala of London in its Art Spaces series. This small-format book looks at the growth of the Art Institute’s buildings from the time of its founding to the opening of the new Renzo Piano-designed Modern Wing. The earliest images are of the two buildings that the Art Institute occupied—just south of its present location—on Michigan Avenue at Van Buren Street, shortly after its founding in 1879. Its second home on Michigan Avenue was a new structure that replaced the one it had previously occupied. In 1893 the Art Institute moved up Michigan Avenue to a new, Beaux-Arts structure erected for the World’s Columbian Exposition. All of the major additions to the Michigan Avenue Building are included in this volume: the Ryerson Library, Fullerton Hall, the Grand Staircase, the Ferguson Building, and the Morton Wing. But the buildings on the west side of the Illinois Central Railroad tracks form only part of the story of the museum’s growth. This book also covers all of the additions and expansions that sprang from the spanning of the Illinois Central tracks with Gunsaulus Hall in 1916–20. These include the Hutchinson Wing galleries, McKinlock Court, the Rubloff Building and Columbus Drive addition, the Rice Building, and now the Modern Wing. A wonderful selection of approximately 50 photographs complements the text, providing a concise visual and historical record of the growth of this premier institution.

Soft cover; 64 pages with 50 color illustrations.

6 1/2" x 4 x 1/4".

This item cannot be gift boxed.

$7.95
$7.15 Members
Item #115312

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