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Museum News Releases Index for 1939-1998
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January 3, 1983
Mauritshuis: 17th Century Dutch Painting from the Royal Picture Gallery,
organized by The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.;
bicentennial of Dutch-American diplomatic relations; exhibition venues,
catalogue by director of The Mauritshuis Dr. Hans Hoetink;
complementary exhibitions of works by Dutch Masters from
AIC Permanent collection in the galleries of Prints and Drawings,
European Paintings, and Textiles 88-90, 94, 115 |
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January 21, 1983
"Living National Treasures" of Japan, exhibition and craft making demonstrations,
Children's festival of Japanese Arts, programs and schedule 91-93 |
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February 3, 1983
Mauritshuis: 17th Century Dutch Painting, related events,
films and lectures; curator of European Painting Department Richard Brettell
88-90, 94-95, 115 |
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February 10, 1983
Betty and Edwin Bergman Collection, gift of Joseph Cornell objects;
comments by AIC Director James N. Wood, and Curator of 20th Century Art Department
A. James Speyer 96-98, 149 |
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February 22, 1983
Highlights of Arms and Armor from the George F. Harding Collection, exhibition,
consulting curator Leonid Tarassuk; the Collection history and acquisition;
remarks by AIC Chairman Arthur W. Schultz 99-101, 149
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March 3, 1983
Photographs and Portfolios by Paul Strand, exhibition of works loaned from private
and public collections; curator of Photography Department David Travis;
exhibition venues 102-103
Photographs by Jerry Gordon, exhibition of works loaned by the artist;
curator of Photography Department David Travis 104 |
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March 17, 1983
Six Centuries of European Decorative Arts from the Permanent Collection,
exhibition, reinstallation in Gunsaulis Hall, curator of European Decorative Arts
Lynn Springer Roberts 105-106; symposium 111-112
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March 21, 1983
Perspectives on Contemporary Realism:
The Jalane and Richard Davidson Collection, traveling exhibition,
AIC showing coordinated by curator of Prints and Drawings Department Harold Joachim;
Collection history; catalogue by Frank H. Goodyear, Jr.,
of Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 107-108 |
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March 24, 1983
The Vatican Collection: The Papacy and Art, announcement 150,
attendance and ticket information 109-110, 129-130, 148, 175-176;
lectures 153-154;
complementary exhibitions from Permanent Collection:
A Legacy of Rome: Church Architecture in Chicago 133
Junior Museum: Vatican Discovered 133
The Lure of Rome: Five Centuries in the Eternal City, organized by
the Department of Prints and Drawings and the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
140-141
Vestments and Liturgical Textiles 144-145 |
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April 7, 1983
The Age of Grandeur: European Decorative Arts in the 17th Century,
symposium in conjunction with renovation and reinstallation of Gunsaulis Hall;
The Antiquarian Society of AIC, Samuel A. Marx Fund, Mrs. James Ward Thorne Fund;
related events 105-106, 111-112 |
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April 14, 1983
Ansel Adams: An American Place, 1936, photography exhibition re-creating the 1936
show held in Alfred Stieglitz Gallery in New York, catalogue by guest curator Andrea Gray;
AIC showing coordinated by curator of Photography Department David Travis;
exhibition venues 113-114 |
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April 18, 1983
17th Century Textile Treasures from the Permanent Collection,
show complementing The Mauritshuis Museum exhibition,
curator of Textiles Department Christa Thurman 115
Campaign for Chicago's Masterpiece, fund-raising drive for
Museum building restoration and construction of the South Wing;
announcement by Chairman of AIC Board of Trustees Arthur W. Schultz;
comments by Chairman of the Campaign Marshall Field 116-118, 191 |
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April 26, 1983
Acquisition of two works from Claude Monet's Haystackseries,
partial gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Searle; Museum Major Acquisition Fund,
de-accessioning of several Impressionist paintings through Christies's sales 119-120
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April 28, 1983
Henry Moore's Large Interior Form(1982),
gift from Henry Moore Foundation of Hertfordshire, U. K.;
installation of the sculpture in Museum's Northwest Garden,
project by Bruce Graham of Skidmore, Owings & Merril;
remarks by AIC Director James N. Wood; related exhibition and events 121-122 |
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May 2, 1983
New Chicago Architecture: Beyond the International Style,
recent work by Chicago architectural firms, exhibition curated
by John Zukowsky and Robert Bruegman;
catalogue included in Inland Architect magazine (May/June 1983) 123-124, 149
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May 3, 1983
Ivan Mestrovich's Two American Indians, restoration of sculptures (downtown Chicago)
made possible by The Benjamin F. Ferguson Fund under direction of
AIC Board of Trustees; examination and restoration by Washington University
Technical Associates (WUTA) of St. Louis; comments by conservator Timothy Lennon,
Department of Conservation at AIC 125-126 |
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May 5, 1983
Photography and Architecture: 1839-1939, exhibition from The Canadian Center for Architecture,
Montreal; US and European venues, catalogue 127-128 |
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May 9, 1983
The Vatican Collections: The Papacy and Art, exhibition,
Ticketron and Tele-tron services; Membership Department 129-130
Neil J. Hoffman, appointed President of SAIC;
announcement by AIC Chairman Arthur W. Schultz 131-132 |
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May 20, 1983
The Vatican Collections: The Papacy and Art, related events and
complementary exhibitions 133
Puppet Week programs for preschoolers featuring noted puppeteer companies, schedule
134-135 |
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May 23, 1983
An Open Land: Photographs of the Midwest 1852-1982,
traveling exhibition sponsored by Open Land Project and organized
by photographer Rhondal McKinney and curator of Photography Department David Travis,
catalogue 136-137
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June 6, 1983
The Betty and Edwin Bergman Joseph Cornell Collection, gift,
gallery installation designed by architectural firm Krueck & Olsen of Chicago
138-139, 149, 168 |
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June 9, 1983
The Lure of Rome: Five Centuries in the Eternal City, exhibition organized by
AIC Prints and Drawings Department, AIC Ryerson and Burnham Libraries,
and The Newberry Library (Chicago), complementing The Vatican exhibition
140-141 |
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June 23, 1983
Chicago: The Architectural City, photography exhibition in celebration of 150th anniversary
of the city of Chicago, guest curator Kathleen Lamb; The Prince Charitable Trusts of Chicago,
grant 142-143, 149 |
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August 5, 1983
The Sustaining Fellows $2.1 million contribution, chairman David C. Hilliard and
president Norman Ross; remarks by Chairman of The Board of Trustees Arthur W. Schultz;
reception in McKinlock Court 146-147 |
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August 19, 1983
The Vatican Collection: The Papacy and Art, attendance record 148
Exhibition Schedule for August 1983 - June 1984, 149-152 |
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August 25, 1983
Lecture series featuring The Vatican Collection: The Papacy and Art exhibition 153-154
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August 29, 1983
Art Today series, Hayden Herrera, Dore Ashton 155 |
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September 7, 1983
Recent Acquisitions, 1982-83, exhibition curator Deborah Frumkin of Photography Department;
The Photographic Society purchases 156
Lars Sonck, 1870-1956, Finnish architecture exhibition as a part of Scandinavia Today
Program of The American Scandinavian Foundation, catalogue 158-159 |
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September 12, 1983
The 1983 Chicago Chapter, American Institute of Architects (AIA) Award, AIA architectural
competitions in the USA, exhibition of prize-winning Chicago-area firms 157-158
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September 16, 1983
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) $1 million challenge grant to AIC;
announcement by Chairman of The Board of Trustees Arthur W. Schultz 160-161 |
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September 26, 1983
Alfred Stieglitz, retrospective; Georgia O'Keeffe, donation of Stieglitz Photography collection;
exhibition catalogue 150, 162-164, 167 |
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September 29, 1983
Nancy Outside in July: Etchings by Jim Dine, exhibition,
curator of Prints and Drawings Ester Sparks;
Aldo Crommelynck and Jim Dine, gift of prints to Museum;
exhibition venues and catalogue published by the Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE)
150, 165-167 |
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October 1983. Monthly Calendar
Exhibition schedule and public programs, including
The Junior Museum, The Film Center, The Art Rental and Sales Gallery, and SAIC 167-171
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October 6, 1983
The Campaign for Chicago's Masterpiece, $49.25 million five-year fund-raising drive,
Museum expansion and renovation 116-118;
comments by AIC Chairman Arthur W. Schultz and AIC Director James N. Wood;
joint gift from Marshall Field and the McCormick Family for Field/McCormick American Wing;
various contributions; press conference and dinner for art patrons of Midwest 172-174
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October 26, 1983
The Vatican Collection: The Papacy and Art, attendance and budget record;
comments by AIC president E. Laurence Chalmers, Jr., 175-176 |
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October 31, 1983
Faberge: Selections from the FORBES Magazine Collection,
exhibition from Malcolm S. Forbes Collection (New York) 177-178 |
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November 3, 1983
TOPS: The Chicago Architectural Club 1983 Juried Exhibition,
Chicago's skyline concept drawings, curator of Architecture Pauline Saliga;
The Chicago Architectural Journal documenting exhibition 179-180 |
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November 7, 198
Aqua Lapis: Embroidered Wall Sculpture by Nancy Hemenway, 1975-1983;
curator of Textile Department Christa Thurman; exhibition venues and catalogue 151, 181-182
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November 14, 1983
The Pennsylvania Germans: A Celebration of Their Arts, 1683-1850,
exhibition organized by Philadelphia Museum of Art, catalogue 151, 183-184 |
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November 21, 1983
Junior Museum, Painting: From the Ground Up, exhibition curated by director of
AIC Junior Museum Lois Raasch 185 |
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November 28, 1983
Mrs. James W. Alsdorf, Warren L. Batts, John H. Bryan, and Daniel C. Searle
elected AIC Trustees; Arthur M. Wood, James W. Alsdorf, Mrs. Frederic Clay Bartlett
(born Evelyn Fortune), and Ivan Albright named Life Trustees of AIC;
other officers elected at the Annual Meeting of The Board of Trustees 186-187
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November 29, 1983
Dr. Harold Joachim (1909-1983), Curator of the Department of Prints and Drawings, obituary
188-189 |
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December 15, 1983
Computerized display system installed in accordance with The Campaign for Chicago's Masterpiece,
donations from Museum visitors for restoration of Allerton building glass roof 190 (116-118)
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December 22, 1983
Grant Wood: The Regionalist Vision, exhibition organized by The Minneapolis Museum of Art;
the Chicago Tribune grant; exhibition history of Grant Wood's American Gothic
and selection of cartoons and parodies based on the painting; exhibition venues and catalogue;
related events and lectures 151, 191-196 |
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