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Museum News Releases Index for 1939-1998
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January 1988. Weekly and Monthly Calendars
New and continuing exhibitions, public programs and lectures,
Junior Museum activities 1-5, 7-10, 15-18
Friedrich Weinbrenner, architectural exhibition 1, 31
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January 5, 1988
Suggested admission fees increase 6 |
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January 11, 1988
Ice and Green Clouds: Traditions of Chinese Celadon, US tour exhibition,
curator of Chinese and Japanese Art Yutaka Mino and Katherine Tsiang,
catalogue 11-14, 19, 32, 46, 51 |
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January 12, 1988
Ice and Green Clouds: Traditions of Chinese Celadon,
US tour exhibition, lectures, gallery walks, artist demonstrations;
Associate Director of Museum Education Department Robert W. Eskridge
13-14, 32 |
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February 1988. Weekly Calendars
New and continuing exhibitions, public programs,
and Junior Museum activities 19-22, 26-28, 31-34, 37-40
Photographs by the Bisson Freres, exhibition 31 |
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February 2, 1988
Gifts from Mary and Leigh Block, exhibition of recent gifts;
the Collection; comments by AIC Director James N. Wood 23-26, 32, 74 |
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February 10, 1988
Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Early Work, exhibition organized
by The Museum of Modern Art, N.Y., catalogue 19, 29-30, 32, 46, 52, 74
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February 23, 1988
The Library of Babel: Buzz Spector, sculptural installation 31,35-36,46,74
Rober Gober, exhibition, curator of 20th Century Painting
and Sculpture Neal Benezra 35-36, 112 |
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March 1988. Monthly & Weekly Calendars
New and continuing exhibitions, public programs,
and Junior Museum activities 41-49, 59-70
Georgia O'Keeffe 1887-1986, exhibition venues and catalogue 41, 45, 52-53
Georgia O'Keeffe: The Stieglitz Portraits, 1918-1922, exhibition
from Permanent collection 45, 52-53
Someone Left a Message for You: Photographs by Duane Michals,
exhibition and lecture 45
Arms and Art: The Wielgus Gift, exhibition 53, 63 |
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March 1, 1988
1988-1989 Long-Range exhibition schedule 50-58
The Human Figure in Early Greek Art,
traveling exhibition organized by The Greek Ministry
of Culture and The National Gallery of Art,
Washington, D.C., 58, 285-286; Part I, preview 281;
Part II, preview 284 |
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April 1988. Weekly & Monthly Calendars
New and continuing exhibitions, public programs, and
Junior Museum activities 71-86, 91-94, 98-101
The Modern Movement: Selections from the Permanent Collection,
architectural drawings 74 |
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April 12, 1988
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Photographed by Sal Lopes,
exhibition organized by The Chrysler Museum of Norfolk, VA,
AIC showing coordinated by curator of Photography Colin Westerbeck;
dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.;
exhibition venues, public symposium 54, 87-88, 105-106, 120-121 |
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April 13, 1988
Korean Ceramics of the Koryo Dynasty from the Permanent Collection,
exhibition 89, 143
Tang Dynasty Tomb Figures and Vessels from the Permanent Collection,
exhibition 89-90, 143 |
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April 20, 1988
In the Shadow of Mies: Ludwig Hilberseimer, Architect, Educator,
and Urban Planner with essays by R. Pommer, D. Spaeth, K. Harrington, et. al.,
AIC publication; symposium; the Hilberseimer archive at AIC 95-97
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April 25, 1988
Chicago Architecture 1872-1922: Birth of a Metropolis,
exhibition installed by Stanley Tigerman and organized
by curator of Architecture Department John Zukowsky;
exhibition publication and European venues 102-104, 130-133, 177
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April 26, 1988
Museum shop, The Wall: Images and Offerings from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
by photojournalist Sal Lopes, book signing event 105-106
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April 27, 1988
Kabuki Actors: Masterpieces of Japanese Woodblock Prints,
exhibition in association with The Japan Festival in Chicago
presented by Consulate General of Japan,
The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Chicago, and
The Japan America Society; complementary shows from Permanent collection:
Edo Porcelains; Japanese Buddhist Art 107-108, 147 |
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April 28, 1988
Selections from the Collection of Dr. Eugene A. Solow,
first exhibition from the series "Chicago Collects"
organized by Prints and Drawings Department; catalogue 109-111
Drawings by Le Corbusier, exhibition of non-architectural works 109, 111
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May 1988. Monthly & Weekly Calendars
New and continuing exhibitions, public programs,
and Junior Museum activities 111-119, 126-129, 134-138 |
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May 2, 1988
Dutch and Flemish Paintings from The Hermitage, exhibition, lecture series 122
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May 7, 1988
The Veteran, the Wall, and the Aftermath of the Vietnam War,
symposium in conjunction with Sal Lopes exhibition, programs and participants 120-121
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May 11, 1988
Dutch and Flemish Paintings from The Hermitage, Leningrad, exhibition;
museum cultural exchange, statement by AIC Director
James N. Wood and Director of The Metropolitan Museum Philippe de Montebello;
AIC showing coordinated by curator of European Painting Martha A. Wolff;
catalogue with foreword by Director of The Hermitage Boris Piotrovsky 122-125,
141-142, 177, 182, 186, 194; exhibition checklist 187-193
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May 19, 1988
The Hero in Chicago Culture, symposium in conjunction with exhibition
Chicago Architecture 1872-1922: Birth of a Metropolis, film,
lectures, and panel discussions; The Junior Museum program
"A Summer Festival of Architecture" and related exhibitions 130-133
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May 20, 1988
Garden Restaurant, opening for the summer, Ray Bailey Quintet;
Executive Director of Special Events Ted Spiegel 139-140 |
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May 24, 1988
Museum shop, special sales area for exhibition Dutch and Flemish
Paintings from The Hermitage, exhibition publications and related titles 141-142
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June 1988. Weekly & Monthly Calendars
New and continuing exhibitions, public programs,
and Junior Museum activities 143-151, 160-176
Lovis Corinth: Portraits and Self-Portraits, exhibition;
acquisition of the artist's self-portrait 143
The Magic Garden of Josef Sudek, photography exhibition organized
by The Ministry of Culture of Czech Republic 55, 147
Photographs by Linda Connor, exhibition 165
Desert Cantos: Photographs by Richard Misrach, exhibition 165 |
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June 2, 1988
Jack Sewell, Curator of the Department of Oriental
and Classical Art, named the first Curator Emeritus at AIC,
Mr. Sewell's retirement; Dr. Yutaka Mino,
Curator of Chinese and Japanese Art,
assumed the position of Curator of Oriental and Classical Art and
Head of the Department; comments by AIC Director James N. Wood 152-154
Museum shop, special sales pavilions for architectural exhibition
Birth of a Metropolis designed by Stanley Tigerman;
stationary, paraphernalia, and jewelry adapted from the pavilion design;
catalogue and related titles 155-159 |
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[July] 1988
Sara Lee Corporation, $1 million grant for art exhibition
exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union;
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sara Lee Corporation John H. Bryan, Jr.;
Sara Lee Foundation, art-related grants;
founder of the Corporation Nathan Cummings 182-184 ;
Dutch and Flemish Paintings from The Hermitage, Leningrad,
exhibition checklist 182, 186-193 |
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July-August 1988. Weekly & Monthly Calendars
Continuing exhibitions, public programs, and Junior Museum activities
177-181, 194-221, 225-228 |
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August 18, 1988
Master Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago,
Permanent collection catalogue published on the occasion
of the opening of The Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Building,
selections by AIC Director James N. Wood and
by AIC Deputy Director Katharine C. Lee;
major acquisitions and Museum collection development 222-224 |
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September 1988. Weekly & Monthly Calendars
New and continuing exhibitions, public programs,
and Junior Museum activities 229-245, 253-259
New South Building, special exhibition area in Regenstein Hall,
building named The Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Building; Roger
McCormick Memorial Sculpture Court, dedication; Capital campaign;
Tomas Beeby of Hammond, Beeby & Babka, Inc., 233, 242
The Art of Paul Gauguin, retrospective, first exhibition
in Regenstein Hall of Rice Building 55, 233, 279-280, 314
Gauguin and His Circle in Brittany: The Prints of the Pont-Aven School,
complementary show for Gaugiun exhibition 55, 233, 280
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September 17, 1988
Garry Winogrand, retrospective from The Museum of Modern Art, N.Y.,
exhibition venues and related publications 55, 234, 246-250;
preservation of the artist's photography archive 251-252 |
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October 1988. Weekly Calendars.
New and continuing exhibitions, public programs and lectures,
Junior Museum activities 260-271, 275-278 |
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October 17, 1988
The Mitsubishi Bank, Ltd., $1 million corporate grant for
Oriental Art Department; comments by AIC Director James N. Wood
and President of The Board of Trustees Marshall Field;
study center and expanded space for the Clarence
Buckingham Collection of Japanese Prints;
grant from the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation for
Beatrice Rice Sheridan Gallery of Oriental Art 272-274 |
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October 24, 1988
LONG RANGE EXHIBITION SCHEDULE for 1988-1990 (279-291)
Chinese Ceramics of Changsha, exhibition 280
Japanese and Buddhist Sculpture from the Permanent Collection,
exhibition 281
A Body of Work: Photography by John Coplans,
founding editor of ARTFORUM magazine, travelling exhibition 285
Chuck Close: Work in Process, exhibition and catalogue,
grant from the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation (Chicago) 285
Louis Kahn in the Midwest, exhibition curated by director of
Ryerson and Burnham Libraries Jack P. Brown;
Transformations: Louis I. Kahn's Library Projects,
exhibition from University of Pennsylvania 285
Changing Chicago, exhibition, photo-documentary project by Focus/Infinity
Fund in collaboration with Chicago Historical Society, The Cultural Center,
The Field Museum, and Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College
286
From Michelangelo to Rembrandt: Master Drawings from The Teylers Museum,
Haarlem, the Netherlands, exhibition catalogue and venues 286-287
Andy Warhol: A Retrospective, exhibition catalogue and European venues 287
French Avant-Garde Architecture, exhibition sponsored by
The Architecture Society Fellows 287
Monet in the 90s, exhibition venues 288
Junior Museum exhibition schedule (1988-1989):
Gauguin Island; Architectural Toys; Risky Business Buildings;
Lego City; Paint, Bronze, and Clay; Japanese Kites, Heiwa Terrace;
Paper Patchwork Quilt; St. George and Monsters;
Mythical Monsters and Heroes; Pop Art: Warhol 289-291 |
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November 1988. Weekly Calendars
Continuing exhibitions, public programs and lectures,
Junior Museum activities 292-295, 301-313 |
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November 8, 1988
"Thai Lintel" case, The Birth of Brahma with Reclining Vishnu on a Makara,
Khmer Dynasty, stone lintel from Phnom Rung temple in Thailand, return; shipment to Bangkok,
Prince Diskul Subhadradis; remarks by AIC Director James N. Wood; Cheney Foundation
grant for compensation 296 |
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November 11, 1988
Patrick Faigenbaum: Roman Portraits, exhibition;
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, grant; catalogue 281, 297, 301
W. Eugene Smith: The Dr. Richard L. Sandor Gift,
exhibition featuring Smith's photography work for LIFE magazine
282, 297-297a
Recent Acquisitions, exhibition of photographs
by Andre Kertesz, Doug and Mike Starn, John Pfahl,
Walker Evans, Berenice Abbott, Edward Weston, Eugene Atget,
Charles Traub, Germaine Krull, Lewis Hine, Helen Levitt, et. al.,
281, 297a |
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November 15, 1988
Holiday programs 298-300 |
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December 1988. Weekly & Monthly Calendars
New and continuing exhibitions, public programs and lectures,
Junior Museum activities 310-327
Lissy Funk: A Retrospective,
textile and fiber art exhibition 55, 282,314 |
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December 20, 1988
The Face of Unrest: German and Austrian Portraiture of
the Early 20th Century, the New Objectivity,
exhibition of recent acquisitions in
Prints and Drawings Department 283, 328
From the Ridiculous to the Sublime: British Drawings
from the Permanent Collection, exhibition of recent acquisitions 283, 328
Post-War Art in Germany and Austria:
Drawings and Prints from the Permanent Collection,
exhibition of recent acquisitions 284-285, 329 |
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