Art Institute of Chicago Books

This revised and expanded edition of the Essential Guide features 330 works of art, over fifty of them new additions to the book. The entries represent some of the finest pieces from—and were selected with the assistance of—the museum’s eleven curatorial African Art and Indian Art of the Americas, American Art, Ancient and Byzantine Art, Architecture and Design, Asian Art, Contemporary Art, European Decorative Arts, Medieval to Modern European Painting and Sculpture, Photography, Prints and Drawings, and Textiles. Each work is reproduced in full color and discussed in a brief and lively entry. This convenient volume offers the reader a generous sampling of the celebrated works of one of the country’s most highly esteemed museums.

Here, all in full color and accompanied by individual essays, are 149 European and American masterpieces from one of the world's great museums.

This visually rich catalogue showcases nearly 100 of the greatest modern European paintings and sculptures from the Art Institute of Chicago, including works by the most iconic artists of the early 20th century—Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Piet Mondrian, and many more. Written by Stephanie D’Alessandro, the Art Institute’s Gary C. and Frances Comer Curator of Modern Art, the catalogue describes the variety of groundbreaking directions art took in this period. Essays and commentaries detail the extraordinary history of collecting and exhibiting modern art at the Art Institute of Chicago, starting with the Armory Show 100 years ago. 132 pages; 100+ color illustrations and historic photos

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