My trip to the Art Institute of Chicago was really more of a pilgrimage than and off-the-cuff visit. Ever since I started spending time in Iowa, my daughter is attending the University of Iowa, I have been trying to learn about the “masters of the midwest.” Two of my favorites are Grant Wood and Louis Sullivan; and I have been traveling through the midwest seeking out pieces of their work. Thus I came to the Art Institute, specifically to see Grant Woods most well know piece, American Gothic.
I guess it is not really surprising, but there was so much more to see, especially for someone who enjoys the arts, decorative accessories and building details.
Yes, of course, there is wonderful art here at the Institute. My personal favorites being Toulouse-Lautrec’s paintings from his Moulin-Rouge Era.
But there are other amazing pieces too by Seurat…
and the ever haunting Nighthaws by Hopper.
There was also a nice collection of decorative accessories from the Art Nouveau period.
Bits of details from the finest buildings in Chicago, including Sullivan and Wright.
There is even a magnificent remnant of the Stock Exchange building on the lake side of the Institute.
All and all an amazing visit to Chicago and a chance to see what made these masters great first-hand.
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Daedre, the designer behind Studio Daedre, has always been happiest creating something (drawing, painting, knitting, cooking ... ). In middle school she discovered the medium of linoleum block prints. Soon there after she started designing her own hand carved linoleum print Christmas cards. Little did she know those cards would eventually evolve into her family owned enterprise of clean and sophisticated gift and stationery products.
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