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Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
In DC
Exploring Chicago’s Art Institute: Part 3
The exploration of Chicago’s Art Institute continues. Yesterday, I visited the Sculpture Court and American Art before 1900. That pretty much finished the first level.
This seems (along with textiles) to be one of the quieter parts of the museum. There is plenty of space to take in the art works, and is a good place to decompress when tired of the heaving mob in some of the more highly-trafficked galleries.
- Lower Level
- Photography (1-4, 10) – Visited
- Thorne Miniature Rooms (11) – Visited
- Paperweights (15) – Visited
- Architecture and Design (24) – Visited
- Textiles – Visited
- First Level
- Prints and Drawings (124-127) – Visited
- Indian, Southeast Asian, and Himalayan Art (140-143) – Visited
- Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Art (101–109, 130-135) – Visited
- Indian Art of the Americas (136) – Visited
- African Art – Visited
- American Decorative Arts 1920–1970 (162) – Visited
- Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Art (150-154) – Visited
- American Art before 1900 (161-179) – Visited
- Chagall’s America Windows (144) – Visited
- Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room – Visited
- Second Level
- Chicago Architecture (200)
- European Art before 1900 (201–248)
- American Folk Art (227)
- European Decorative Arts (231-234)
- Arms and Armor (235-237) – Visited
- Renaissance Jewelry (237) – Visited
- Impressionism (225-226, 201, 240-243)
- American Modern Art 1900-1950 (261-265, 271-273)
- Special Exhibitions (Regenstein Hall)
Today, Arms and Armor and Renaissance Jewelry were my galleries of choice on the second level.
Goodbye Eye
Chicago Eye
Chicago now has a giant eye gracing the corner of State and Van Buren (Pritzker Park,). This makes my daily commute to and from work much, much more interesting. The sculpture (“Eye”) is by local artist Tony Tasset. My understanding is that each year there will be a new temporary piece in that spot. Public art definitely adds character to a city.